Question

What influenced harriet beecher stowe when she was writing uncle tom’s cabin?

Answer 1

The reason why Harriet Beecher Stowe was influenced to write "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is that she was disturbed and bothered by the Congress' Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. The new law required Northern citizens to help return escaped slaves back to the South. Thus, Stowe wished Americans to become conscious of the cruelty and brutality of the slavery system. As a result, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" became a polemical best selling book in America, and it further divided citizens on slavery before the American Civil War.