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Early Life
Adult Life
Influence on Civil War
Accomplishments
Views, Beliefs, and Actions
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When and where was Harriet Beecher Stowe born?
Harriet Elizabeth Beecher was born on June 14, 1811, in Litchfield, Connecticut.
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Where did Harriet move in 1832?
Cincinnati, Ohio
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What did the book show the people?
The cruelty of slavery
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What book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe was able to touch the hearts of many people?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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What was the religion of Harriet's family?
Christianity
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Did Harriet Beecher Stowe have many siblings?
yes
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How did Harriet feel about moving?
She became emotionally distressed.
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Did Stowe's book heal the relationship of the North and South or damage it more?
Damage it more
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How did Harriet Beecher Stowe describe so vividly in a slave's perspective in the book?
One of her sons died in his infancy, therefore allowing her to feel a little of the pain slave parents have when they are separated from there kid.
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What is Calvinism?
Calvinism - part of christianity - is religion that accentuates destiny, gods supreme rule, great authority of scriptures, and attractiveness of grace
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Which parent died in Stowe's childhood?
Mother
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Where and how did she see her first cases of slavery?
Cincinnati and because it was right next to slave-state Kentucky
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What became of this bitter relationship?
Civil War
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What did Harriet Beecher Stowe's family have to endure that probably helped contribute in shaping Harriet's life?
Lack of wealth
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What was the real purpose of the Uncle Tom's Cabin?
To show obvious discontent of the Fugitive Slave Act
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Why did Stowe want to impress her father?
Her dad wanted a boy instead of a girl
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What is one of the incidents that shaped the plot in Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Servant was a runaway slave traveling on Underground Railroad. Woman crossing freezing waters just to free her child.
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"so your the little woman who made this great big war." Who was thought to have said this line?
Abraham Lincoln
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One of Harriet's friends was said to have ruined her husband's life. What is the name of the article that tells of this tale?
Lady Byron Indicated
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Who were responsible of shaping Harriet's beliefs and views?
Lyman Beecher (Father) Catherine Beecher (Sister)
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What was the name of her novel?
Cleon
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When and how did she die?
July 2, 1896 Couldn't regain conscious.
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What was the gain of the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
One step farther into Freedom
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What is the name of the son that ran away from his mother, Harriet?
Lil Frederick
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What did Harriet enjoy?
Writing