FAQ About Harriet Beecher Stowe
Why was Uncle Tom's Cabin significant in American history?
Uncle Tom's Cabin was significant because it brought widespread attention to the cruelty and injustice of slavery, influencing public opinion and energizing the abolitionist movement in the United States. The novel is believed to have contributed to the growing tensions that eventually led to the American Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was famously quoted as saying, "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war," upon meeting Stowe, acknowledging the book's powerful impact.
