Examine the history of slavery through the lenses of soil

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The information must be taken from the book: David Silkenat, Scars on the Land: An Environmental History of Slavery in the American South (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022). For quotes from the narrative, put the book and chapter numbers in parentheses at the end of the sentence like this: (67). No full citation is necessary. Please provide a complete detailed long explanation of each question.

In his discussion of the "complex interplay between slavery and the environment in the American South," Silkenat examines the history of slavery through the lenses of soil, animals, trees, rivers, weather, and swamps. Drawing on these perspectives, explain and discuss the ways in which the Southern landscape influenced the institution of slavery? How did it shape the way that slaves lived and worked? How did it shape the way that planters attempt to use slave labor? What are some of the environmental reasons that help to explain why slavery took the forms that it did?

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