Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "No! if it comes to that, I can earn myself at least six feet of free soil, the

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mr_godi [17]

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Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "No! if it comes to that, I can earn myself at least six feet of free soil, the

first and last I shall ever own in Kentucky!" (p.94) In the excerpt above, George's "free soil" is a reference to _____

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Degger [83] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-13T14:25:30+03:00

Degger [83]3 years ago

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What he means by this is that he will earn his grave. Another common phrase that refers to a grave is "six feet under".
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STALIN [3.7K] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-13T16:01:32+03:00

In the excerpt above, George's "free soil" is a reference to his grave.

This excerpt in from Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin is an anti-slavery novel written by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. The book and the plays it inspired helped popularize a number of stereotypes about black people. The book starts with a Kentucky farmer named Arthur Shelby facing the loss of his farm because of debts.