Why did Harriett Beecher Stowe do that increased tensions between the north and the south?

Answer 1

Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" depicted the cruelty of slavery, emphasizing the inhumane treatment of enslaved individuals in the South. This portrayal heightened tensions between the North and South by revealing the moral implications of slavery and inspiring abolitionist sentiments in the North.