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How did Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel *Uncle Tom’s Cabin* influence public opinion about the Fugitive Slave Act?
It encouraged Southern states to support the Fugitive Slave Act.
It exposed the harsh realities of slavery, leading many Northerners to oppose the Fugitive Slave Act.
It portrayed enslaved people as content with their lives, supporting the continuation of slavery.
It argued for the expansion of slavery into new territories.
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It exposed the harsh realities of slavery, leading many Northerners to oppose the Fugitive Slave Act.
Explanation: Stowe’s vivid, sympathetic portrayals of enslaved people and the cruelty of slavery stirred Northern public opinion, increasing moral outrage and resistance to laws like the Fugitive Slave Act that required returning escaped enslaved people to their owners.
Explanation: Stowe’s vivid, sympathetic portrayals of enslaved people and the cruelty of slavery stirred Northern public opinion, increasing moral outrage and resistance to laws like the Fugitive Slave Act that required returning escaped enslaved people to their owners.
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