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 negrnes will i think make un any deficiencies there 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' selective buying of slaves (age, height, gender - specific roles like girls for having children) which shows the harsh and specific conditions of sugarcane workers. This is historical detail. If the second passage (though not fully shown here but based on the options) also has historical details about sugarcane workers in another place, then the claim that the lives of sugarcane workers in different countries were essentially the same (in terms of harsh, dehumanizing conditions) can be supported. The other options are incorrect as:

• There is no mention of music in the first passage to support the second option.
• There is no indication that sugarcane was the most powerful economic force in the first passage.
• There is no mention of songs allowing owners to recognize enslaved people's cultures in the first passage.

Answer:

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