Historical Facts
What year was the “Fugitive Slave Act” Passed?
Answer: 1850
How many children did the author raise?
6, 7 if you count her son who died really young
Where was Eliza and her husband George trying to go?
Canada
“This is God’s curse on slavery! A bitter, bitter, most accursed thing! A curse to the master and a curse to the slave! I was a fool to think I could make anything good out of such a deadly evil.”
Mrs. Shelby
Greeted Beecher Stowe as “the little lady who made this big war”
Abraham Lincoln
What did Beecher Stowe’s brothers do for a living?
They were ministers
What does George give Uncle Tom before going to sea with Haley?
A one dollar bill
“It was on his grave, my friends, that I resolved, before God, that I would never own another slave, while it is possible to free him; that nobody, through me, should ever run the risk of being parted from home and friends, and dying on a lonely plantation, as he died. So, when you rejoice in your freedom, think that you owe it to that good old soul, and pay it back in kindness to his wife and children. Think of your freedom, every time you see uncle tom’s cabin; and let it be a memorial to put you all in mind to follow in his steps, and be as honest and faithful and Christian as he was.”
George Shelby or Mr. Shelby
Which group influenced Canada to abolish slavery?
The British Empire/modern day UK
Did the author ever vote in a federal election? (only one answer accepted)
No, she died before the 19th amendment passed in 1920
Why did Mr. Shelby sell Tom?
Mr. Haley had a lot of Mr. Shelby’s notes, and was using them to strong-arm Mr. Shelby
“I want to make him happy.”
Eva
When was the book first published?
1852
What is the author’s religious denomination?
She was raised as Protestant or Protestant Calvinist
What type of nut was put under Haley’s seat?
A Beechnut
Who said “Now, John, I don’t know anything about politics, but I can read my Bible; and there I see that I must feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and comfort the desolate; and that Bible I mean to follow.”
Mrs. Bird
What was the name of the newspaper column she published to?
The National Era
What were the 3 states Stowes lived in up to the point of writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin? ($100 for each one correct, an addition $500 if all 3 are correct)
Connecticut, Ohio, Maine (We will take Florida if said)
What is the name of the mother-son duo in chapter 12?
Mammy and Lucy
“And your 'gettin' religion,' as you call it, arter all, is too p'isin mean for any crittur;—run up a bill with the devil all your life, and then sneak out when pay time comes! Boh!"”
Tom Laker