Characters
This is Eliza and George's son.
Who is Harry?
Mr. Shelby sells Tom for this reason.
What is being in debt?
These characters are described as the moral/religious foundation of the home, both in slave families and white families.
Who are women?
Slave owners did this to Scripture in order to support slavery.
What is twisting the scriptures?
Tom & St. Clare did this together after Eva's death
What is read the Bible?
This character disguises himself as a Spanish man in order to flee North
Who is George Harrison?
Eva gives a piece of this to everyone before she dies
What is her hair?
Stowe describes the tragedy of how slavery breaks families apart to emphasize this similarity between white people and slaves.
What is their common humanity?
This law helped motivate Stowe to write Uncle Tom's Cabin.
This is how St. Clare died
What is he was stabbed while trying to break up a fight?
Though this character from the North is a strong abolitionist and supports freeing all slaves, they struggle to treat slaves as equals.
Who is Miss Ophelia?
Eva makes St. Clare promise this before she dies
What is free his slaves?
This character stands out for Christian love, a common theme in the book, through how she treats all the slaves as friends and equals.
Who is Eva?
This was Stowe's main goal in writing Uncle Tom's Cabin
What is sharing the horrors of slavery?
Miss Ophelia writes a letter to these people shortly after St. Clare's death
Who are Mr. and Mrs. Shelby?
This character is depicted as Christ-like and teaches other characters important lessons
Who is Evangeline?
Mr. Shelby refuses to let Mrs. Shelby do this in order to earn money to bring Tom home
What is his sell her things?
This theme is shown through characters that are kind and think poorly of slavery, but still own slaves
Abraham Lincoln said this about Harriet Beecher Stowe when he met her in person.
What is "the little lady who caused this great war"?
St. Clare says White people need to do this in order for black people to be truly free
What is educate black people?
This character, who recently converted to Quakerism, is more willing to fight to defend the slaves.
Who is Phineas Fletcher?
Eliza crosses this icy river to miraculously escape from Mr. Haley.
What is the Ohio River?
This them is shown largely through characters who believe black people to be different from white people, separate them from their families, and value money above their lives
What is dehumanization?
The term "Uncle Tom" means this in the modern day:
a. A loyal friend b. Someone who is poor c. Someone who is weak and tries to kiss up to authorities d. A faithful christian who suffers unjustly
What is C (Someone who is weak and tries to kiss up to authorities)?
This man bought Tom and Emmaline at the slave auction
Who is Mr. Legree?