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Question
Answer the following question briefly:
One of the great changes that took place in the United States of America in the first half of the 19th century was industrial growth and development. In this context, discuss:
The impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s famous book on the north-south conflict.
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Solution
Harriet Beecher Stowe published her famous book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which highlighted and exposed the horrors of slavery and the miseries of the slaves. This book had a profound influence on the northern states and their antislavery campaign began to gather momentum. The southern states threatened to secede or break away from the Union and form a confederacy of their own.
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Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Abolition states | (a) President of the Confederacy |
| 2. Robert E. Lee | (b) 1861-65 |
| 3. President Jefferson Davis | (c) Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth |
| 4. American Civil War | (d) General of the Confederacy |
| 5. Abraham Lincoln | (e) Northern states |
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The Southern farmers needed _________ to work in their fields.
State whether the following statement is True or False
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State whether the following statement is True or False
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State whether the following statement is True or False
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Why was slavery important for the Southern States?
