Question

1. which detail in the passage best supports the claim that one novelist who spurred major social change in the united states was harriet beecher stowe?

stowe was an enormously popular writer who achieved great fame in her lifetime.
some readers today criticize the novel for its stereotypes of enslaved african americans.
stowe’s book uncle tom’s cabin, an expression of her antislavery views, became a national bestseller.
stowe’s book uncle tom’s cabin, a national bestseller of the period, features a slaveholder as a main character.

Explanation:

Harriet Beecher Stowe spurred social - change mainly through her anti - slavery work. Her book Uncle Tom's Cabin expressing anti - slavery views and becoming a national bestseller shows its wide influence and how it could have contributed to social change. Popularity alone doesn't necessarily mean social change, and criticism or character choice in the book are not as directly related to social change as the book's anti - slavery message and its wide reach.

Answer:

Stowe’s book Uncle Tom’s Cabin, an expression of her antislavery views, became a national bestseller.