Answer:
It shows how enslaved people were exposed to the outside elements and weather.
Explanation:
"Sugar Changed the World" by arc Aronson and Marina Budhos gave an insight into how the spices that we daily use came about. Particularly, the history of sugar that almost everyone can't stay without is traced in this narrative where they provide the 'journey' of how sugar came to be.
As found in the excerpt from the book, the narrator reveals that the slaves did not have a time of rest. Even after their work is done for the day, there is no respite at home, for their houses were in the open and thus, made them vulnerable to diseases. Likewise, the photo by V. C. Vulto shows enslaved people's huts with <em>"no doors and are built on sandy, open ground with no trees nearby".</em>
Thus, the <u>image helps the readers understand the conditions of the slaves, exposed to the outside elements and weather.</u>
The US Army Corps of Engineers, they became responsible for protecting US waters with the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.
