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Section 2: Compromises Fail ï¯ Calhoun had hoped that the law would force northerners to admit that slave owners had rights to their property ï® Calhoun was wrong â it convinced more northerners that slavery was evil ï¯ Uncle Tomâs Cabin ï® Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe ï¯ Daughter of an abolitionist minister ï® Book was written to show the nation what a horrible thing slavery was ï¯ Focused on a fictional tale of Uncle Tom â a kind slave who suffers cruelty from his owner Simon Legree ï® Book was a best-seller in the North ï¯ Southerners called it Propaganda ï® False or misleading information to spread or further a cause ï¯ They claimed it did not give an accurate portrayal of the lives of slaves
