Question

read the passage from sugar changed the world
sugar was the connection, the tie, between slavery and
freedom. in order to create sugar, europeans and
colonists in the americas destroyed africans, turned
them into objects. just at that very same moment,
europeans—at home and across the atlantic—decided
that they could no longer stand being objects
themselves. they each needed to vote, to speak out, to
challenge the rules of crowned kings and royal princes.
how could that be? why did people keep speaking of
equality while profiting from slaves? in fact, the global
hunger for slave - grown sugar led directly to the end of
slavery. following the strand of sugar and slavery leads
directly into the tumult of the age of revolutions. for in
north america, then england, france, haiti, and once
gain north america, the age of sugar brought about
the great, final clash between freedom and slavery.
which sentence best states the authors claim in this
passage?
economic demand for sugar led to political pressure
to end enslavement
the growing demand for sugar made the lives of
sla ved people even worse.
turning africans into objects was important for the
sugar industry to succeed.
monarchies became increasingly strong and popular
during the age of sugar

Explanation:

The passage discusses how the demand for sugar (economic aspect) was connected to the end of slavery (political aspect). It mentions that the global hunger for slave - grown sugar led directly to the end of slavery. The first option "Economic demand for sugar led to political pressure to end enslavement" aligns with this main idea. The second option only focuses on the negative impact on enslaved people's lives without the connection to the end of slavery. The third option is about the sugar industry's need for enslaved people (opposite of the claim of ending slavery). The fourth option about monarchies is not the main claim of the passage which is centered around sugar and slavery.

Answer:

Economic demand for sugar led to political pressure to end enslavement.