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Identify each statement about the excerpt from
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
as either true or false.
Statement
Tru
e
Fals
e
As a piece of literary fiction, Stowe’s book likely cannot be used by scholars to
establish a better understanding of the mid-nineteenth-century South.
The fact that Stowe’s book caused a heated debate between the North and
South implies that this work of fiction affected the delicate political balance of
the mid-nineteenth century.
Reading
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
offers knowledge of nineteenth-century America
from Stowe’s perspective.
Points:
1 / 1
Close Explanation
Explanation:
The effect of
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
(1852) on nineteenth-century American society can be measured,
in part, by the vigorous debate it fueled between the North and South over the institution of
slavery. Though it is a piece of literary fiction, the book sparked social outrage among Northern
readers with its vivid descriptions of the ill treatment of slaves. Because Stowe rendered her
African American characters as thinking, feeling, and loving human beings, she piqued empathy in
her readers. After its publication,
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
quickly became a bestseller and helped to
invigorate the abolitionist movement to end slavery. Although it is a work of fiction, there are
elements of the text that make it of considerable value to historians and scholars of the Civil War
and the mid-nineteenth century more broadly. To a degree, Stowe’s perspective on the institution
of slavery reflects her personal opinions and biases, but her writing style, references to factual
social practices and conventions, and firsthand knowledge as an author writing during one of the
most contentious periods in American history make this an important primary source for scholars.
Which of the following reasons might George use to justify his escape from bondage?
Check all that
apply.
His master has increasingly been using insults and torment to bring out the “devil” in him.
He cannot reconcile his own humanity with his master’s control over him.
His master’s increased trust and kindness could be easily taken advantage of.
His unwavering belief in God and understanding of Christian teachings demand he be free.
Points:
1 / 1
Close Explanation
Explanation:
Threatened by the social and professional progress his slave appeared to be making in the
community, George Harris’s master has forced his slave to leave a position in which he excelled
and where he enjoyed a level of respect from his colleagues. Harris’s master returns George to a
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life of menial labor and increased abuses of all manners. Incensed that another man could have
control over him simply because of the color of his skin, George informs his wife Eliza of his plans
to escape to Canada, proclaiming, “My master! and who made him my master? . . . what right has
he to me? I’m a man as much as he is.”
What does George suggest will happen if he should be captured en route to Canada?
He will kill his captors.
His captors will kill him.
He will be returned unharmed to his master.
Points:
1 / 1
Close Explanation
Explanation:
Toward the end of the couple’s discussion regarding George’s intention to flee to Canada, George
reveals his thoughts on what would likely occur should he be captured. Eliza implores George not
to kill himself, to which he responds, “No need of that. They will kill me, fast enough; they never
will get me down the river alive!” Slave owners often paid slave catchers to return their valuable
private property rather than have an escaped slave killed. However, George promises that he’d
rather die in attempt to secure his freedom, which implies that he would fight his would-be captors
to the death.