When Abraham Lincoln was introduced to Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1862 (in the midst of the Civil War), he fondly commented she was "the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war." Explain this comment .

How does smith characterize the colonizing effort and why does he so characterize the effort to settle jamestown? what was the most difficult challenge faced by the colonists who established jamestown? how was this most difficult challenge affected by other demands and challenges that confronted the first english to establish a permanent settlement in north america?