Uncle Tom's Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, was indeed a sentimental tale about the harsh realities of slavery, sold an impressive 250,000 copies in its first year, was condemned by many Southerners who saw it as misleading propaganda, and was accepted by many Northerners as an accurate portrayal of the conditions of slavery, contributing to the growing abolitionist movement in the North.

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

A) was a sentimental tale about slaves and slavery.
B) sold 250,000 copies in its first year of publication.
C) was condemned by Southerners as misleading propaganda.
D) was accepted by Northerners as an accurate portrayal of slavery.
E) All of these are correct.

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