Summary
Characters
Facts About the Book
100
Why did Eliza run away from her home?
To protect her son, Harry, from being sold.
100
What is the name of the protagonist in the story?
What is the name of the protagonist in the story? Uncle Tom
100
Who wrote the book, "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
200
What caused Simon Legree to whip Uncle Tom to death?
Uncle Tom refused to tell him where the runaway slaves went.
200
What was the name of the slave owner's daughter that Uncle Tom became close to?
Eva St. Clare
200
What event motivated Stowe to write "Uncle Tom's Cabin?"
The Fugitive Slave Act
300
What river was Uncle Tom crossing when he met Eva?
Mississippi River
300
What was the name of Uncle Tom's final slave owner who whipped him to death?
Simon Legree
300
What year did the Fugitive Slave Act occur?
1850
400
Why did Uncle Tom have to switch slave owners in the beginning of the story?
His previous owners could't afford to keep him anymore.
400
What was Eliza, Harry, and George's last name?
Harris
400

Aside from the US, where else was Uncle Tom's Cabin widely popular?

England

500
At the end of the story, where did all the runaway slaves escape to?
Liberia, Africa
500
What were the names of Eliza, Harry, and Uncle Tom's first slave owners who treated them nicely?
Arthur & Emily Shelby
500
How many copies of the book sold in the first year it was published?
300,000 copies
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