Question

read the two passages from sugar changed the world. knowing that their slaves were likely to die by the time they reached their thirties, louisiana sugar planters were extremely selective - they bought only healthy - looking young men in their late teens. on average, the men purchased in louisiana were an inch taller than the people bought in the other slave states. those teenagers made up seven to eight out of every ten slaves brought to americas sugar hell. the others were younger teenage girls, around fifteen to sixteen years old. their job, for the rest of their short lives, was to have children. elizabeth ross hite knew that, for sure, \all de master wanted was fo dem wimmen to hav children.\ enslaved children would be put to work or sold. the overseer s.b. raby explained:
achel had a fine boy last sunday. our crop of negroes will i think make up any deficiencies there may be in the cane crop.\ that is, a master could sell new slaves who managed to live, if he needed more. which statement best explains how the authors develop their claim across the two passages? both passages share historical details to support the claim that the lives of sugarcane workers in different countries were essentially the same. both passages use facts and details to support the claim that sugar workers in different places used music to express themselves and relieve the pressures of brutal work. both passages use facts and details to support the claim that sugarcane was the most powerful economic force throughout the world. both passages include historical details to support the claim that songs allowed owners to recognize the importance of enslaved peoples cultures.

Explanation:

The first passage gives details about Louisiana sugar planters' slave - buying practices (selecting healthy - looking young men, the role of teenage girls in having children). The second passage (though not fully shown here, but based on the options) would have similar historical details. Option A is correct as the passages share historical details (like slave - buying demographics, the role of enslaved women in reproduction) to show that in different sugar - related contexts (Louisiana's sugar production which is part of a broader sugar - world context), the lives of those involved (enslaved people) had certain similarities (in terms of exploitation, demographic selection for labor etc.). Option B is wrong as there is no mention of music in the given passage. Option C is wrong as the passage is not about sugarcane being the most powerful economic force. Option D is wrong as there is no mention of songs allowing owners to recognize enslaved people's cultures.

Answer:

Both passages share historical details to support the claim that the lives of sugarcane workers in different countries were essentially the same.