The public of Uncle Tom's Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, contributed to the start of the Civil War by:
A. exposing the dangers of cotton manufacturing.
B. pressuring the president to support emancipation.
C. intensifying the Northern distaste of slavery.
D. convincing Congress to ban the importation of slaves.
Ans: C. intensifying the Northern distaste of slavery.
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a. France. b. Britain. c. Italy. d. Germany. e. Austria.
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