Which of the following is a work by Harriet Beecher Stowe that sparked public interest in abolitionism in 1852?
  1. A Member of the Third House
  2. The Yellow Wallpaper
  3. Uncle Tom's Cabin
  4. The Scarlet Letter
  5. The Awakened Age
Explanation
Answer: C - Harriet Beecher Stowe's fictional account of slavery, Uncle Tom's Cabin, became a best seller in the North. By framing slavery in a personal narrative, Stowe created a compelling case for abolition. Her works was so famous the President Abraham Lincoln reportedly referred to her as "the little lady that started the big war" in reference to the impact of the novel.
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