hear the news that there are men after them. Dressed as two men and a little girl, George, Eliza and Harry finally cross over to Canada and their freedom. At the St. Clare plantation Tom is having and easy life. Tom's happiness is short- lived when sweet Eva becomes ill and dies. Mr. St. Clare is deeply disheartened by the loss of his beloved daughter and decides to begin the process of freeing Tom and his other slaves. Tom is ecstatic when he is told of his impending freedom. Before he can finish the paperwork, St. Clare is killed. Marie St. Clare sells Tom at an auction to a man named Legree. Legree is a hard and mean man who treats Tom with disgust. The Shelby's hear of Tom's location, but before George Shelby can reclaim him, Tom is beaten severely and dies in Georges arms. The young George Shelby was so distraught; he returns home and frees all of his slaves. While living in Canada, George and Eliza are reunited with relatives that had worked with Tom on the Legree plantation. After receiving an education in France, George moves Eliza and their family to Liberia, Africa where they enjoy their freedom and expand their family. 2The author of this book, Harriet Beacher Stowe, claims this story was based onreal stories of different slaves and people. Uncle Tom's Cabin is believed to be one of the most significant books of all time. Uncle Tom's Cabin became a book that just about every abolitionist had to own. Stowe's book had a dramatic effect everywhere in America. The popularity of the book gave incentive to the northerners to speak out against slavery. The south despised the book for it's portrayal of the southerners and the way it influenced abolitionism in the north. Its popularity may have even been a part of what caused the Civil War. The views and ideas that this book portrayed gave northerners the idea that slavery was wrong and shouldn't be tolerated. This book created a historical tension between the north and the south. ...
