Impact - How the event contributed to the start of the Civil War Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe in one short answer

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"Uncle Tom's Cabin," published by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852, significantly contributed to the start of the Civil War by galvanizing anti-slavery sentiment in the North, exposing the brutal realities of slavery to a wide audience, and deepening the divide between the Northern and Southern states, ultimately fostering increased tensions that led to the war.