Why did Uncle Tom's Cabin have such an emotional impact Americans in the 1850s?
A) It portrayed southerners as greedy, immoral barbarians.
B) It portrayed northern abolitionists as heroic defenders of morality.
C) It showed that slaves were just as evil as the slave owners.
D) It portrayed slavery as a necessary evil that needed to be preserved.
E) It portrayed slavery as a threat to the family and the Cult of Domesticity.
Answer: E
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A. atoms B. rocks C. gravel D. meteors