Failure of Compromise

AP US History· difficulty 3/5

Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1852)

  • A

    Defended slavery as a benevolent institution and rallied Southern support

  • B

    Was banned everywhere in the United States by federal congressional decree

  • C

    Powerfully depicted slavery's horrors and inflamed Northern anti-slavery sentiment

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  • D

    Had little public impact and was quickly forgotten after a small print run

Explanation

Lincoln allegedly greeted Stowe as "the little woman who started this great war."

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