Which conflict does harriet beecher stowe address in this excerpt? a. the conflict between the states and the federal government b. the conflict between the rights of families and religious doctrines c. the conflict between the views of slaveholders and nonslaveholders d. the conflict between the way slaves were treated and ethical principles

B. the conflict between the rights of families and religious doctrines

D. the conflict between the way slaves were treated and ethical principles

Explanation:

In 1851, Stowe’s 18-month-old son died. The tragedy helped her really to understand the heartbreak slave mothers went through when their children were wrenched from their arms and sold. The Fugitive Slave Law and her own great loss led Stowe to write about the plight of slaves.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin tells the story of Tom, an honorable, unselfish slave who was taken from his wife and children to be sold at auction. On a slave transport ship, he saves the life of Eva, a white girl from a wealthy family. Eva’s father purchases Tom, and Tom and Eva become good friends.

the answer is b. legendary founder of thebes

edwards uses the phrase "o who can express what the state of a soul in such circumstances is! " in order to illustrate that this type of suffering is unimaginable. the word "express" denoted that the state of a suffering soul is required to be described by any person, but it would not happen because no one can imagine how this suffering is felt.  

-show what might happen if the reader disobeys edwards is not correct because this is described trhough the text, not by the phrase used.

-describe what endless suffering looks and feels like is not correct because this description might be the porpuse of the excerpt provided, not the porpuse of using the phrase during the writting.

-prove that few people have survived limitless suffering is not correct because it is implied that the soul of a person is already suffering and doesn't have any way to escape.