Flashcard sets with a 'harriet beecher stowe' term meaning 'when: 1852; what: wrote uncle tom's cabin, portrayed the evils of the institution of slavery; sold over a million copies (10,000 in first week) in its first eight years and reached millions more through dramatic adaptations. lincoln – "so this is the little lady who made this big war". effect: aroused sympathy for runaway slaves; hardened many northerners against the south's insistence upon continuing slavery'

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