USA HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the impact of the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
A
It created a slave revolt in Kentucky.
B
It turned many more people against slavery.
C
Congress agreed that slavery should be abolished.
D
The Fugitive slave law was cancelled.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In sum, Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin widened the chasm between the North and the South, greatly strengthened Northern abolitionism, and weakened British sympathy for the Southern cause. The most influential novel ever written by an American, it was one of the contributing causes of the Civil War.

Detailed explanation-2: -“Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, Slavery, and the Civil War Stowe’s candor on the controversial subject of slavery encouraged others to speak out, further eroding the already precarious relations between northern and southern states and advancing the nation’s march toward Civil War.

Detailed explanation-3: -It brought slavery to life for many Northerners. It did not necessarily make these people devoted abolitionists, but the book began to move more and more Northerners to consider ending the institution of slavery.

Detailed explanation-4: -Uncle Tom’s Cabin had a huge impact in both the north and the south. In the north, it helped widen the circle of abolitionists from just the extremists, as they were thought of then. Harriet’s novel helped open peoples’ eyes to the problems and inhumanities of slavery.

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