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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Born in 1811, Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and author of the highly influential book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The book catalyzed anti-slavery movements in the North, igniting some of the sparks that would lead to the American Civil War.
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What is Harriet Beecher Stowe's place in the history of the Civil War?
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the book, Uncle Tom's Cabin. This book brought great sympathy to the plight of slaves and caused the Northern sympathizers to work harder to free the people.
On what did Beecher base her arguments?
It was the Christian way for women to be subordinate to men. (APEX)
From whom did Harriet Beecher Stowe get her information on plantation life?
I believe it was purely word of mouth from Northerners and escaped slaves. Uncle Tom's Cabin was not liked by Southerners, since Stowe never went South. She never saw nor experienced Southern life first hand.
Franklin Pierce-apex:)
What made Harriet breeches Stowe a leading figure in the antislavery cause?
Her book Uncle Tom's Cabin
How did northerners react to Harriet Beecher Stowe's book?
I'm going to assume you're talking about Uncle Tom's Cabin.
"The novel garnered many negative reviews among Northern critics, many disturbed by its challenge to the Fugitive Slave Act," ("Lincoln, Stowe..." 2.1). There were positive reviews, of course, but most of these critics wondered if her novel could illicit any real changes in regards to slavery or the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which demanded that Northerners turn over all escaped slaves to authorities. It is assumed that Uncle Tom's Cabin helped bring forth the Civil War and rallied Northerners into a rage against slavery. However, the realevidence is of large book sales, not inspirational change, and "only the most naïve scholar would gauge the novel's impact in the culture by adding up a publisher's sales receipts," (2.5). Also, about a decade after the book's publications a rash of race riots occurred in (the very Northern) New York. The riots were so bad that an African American orphanage was burned down. Given these facts, it isn't likely that the book was taken seriously by anyone until after the Civil War. Even then, there was a children's edition of Uncle Tom's Cabin in the 1950's-1960's that was greatly edited to encourage segregation (though I can't find my citation for that right now). Of course, Stowe had nothing to do with this children's edition, as she was dead. Still, we can see that Stowe's novel wasn't nearly as great a tool in inspiring racial equality as she would have hoped.
Vollaro, Daniel R. "Lincoln, Stowe, and the 'Little Woman/Great War' Story: The Making, and Breaking, of a Great American Anecdote." Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association.Winter 2009. HW Wilson. OneSearch. Grand Canyon University Library. 25 April 2011.
What short term impact did Harriet Beecher Stowe have on society?
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' was widely read by Northern women in the pre-Civil War era. Her novel is attributed with getting these women passionate about abolitionism and pressuring the government to end slavery. While this is an over simplification of the cause of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln did call her "The little woman who wrote the book that started this great war."
Is Uncle Tom's Cabin based on a true story?
The novel does have some factual basis, although calling it "based on a true story" is a bit of an overstatement. It is a fictional story, but the author, Harriet Beecher Stowe, drew her inspiration for the title character from the life and times of a real man named Josiah Henson.
No it was not a true story!!
How did people in the Northern and the southern states fell about Harriet Beecher?
The people in the North liked Harriet because she showed how cruel slavery was. The Southern people didn't like her as much.
What was Harriet Beecher Stowe's greatist accomplishment?
Her most famous work was Uncle Tom's Cabin, which she wrote in 1850. The book opened up the realities of slavery to the entire world. It became a best seller which has never been out of print.
How old was Harriet Beecher Stowe at death?
Harriet Beecher Stowe died on July 1, 1896 at the age of 85.
Why did Beecher and Grimké conduct their debate in published letters?
It was common to hold debates in the form of published letters.
Was Harriet Beecher Stowe union or confederate?
Harriet Beecher Stowe was in the union!She was against slavery because shewrota a book called uncle toms cabin and it was against slavery.
What impact did Harriet Beecher Stowe have on society?
she helped change society's thinking she helped change society's thinking
