In a minimum of 1200 words respond to the following questions. The paper should be in essay format (meaning it has paragraphs and is not simply an outline or list of bullet points). Use 12-point, Times New Roman font, double-spaced, with one-inch margins. 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. 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).
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, write an essay discussing 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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