Question

in 1800s, the antislavery forces brought a new bill before parliament that would limit british involvement in the slave trade. some of the most powerful testimony in favor of the bill came from former army officers who had been to the caribbean and had seen the courage of the former slaves and the horrors of slavery. the slaves spoke through the testimony of the very men who had gone to fight them. one member of parliament told his colleagues of the tortures he had seen in the islands. slavery was not an abstraction, an economic force, a counter in the game of world politics—it was the suffering of men and women. members of parliament were being confronted with the reality of slavery, just as audiences at clarkson’s lectures were when he showed shackles and whips. while parliament debated the new bill, clarkson and his allies went on lecturing, talking, changing minds all across england. they succeeded. newspapers reported that even in bristol, a port city with a harbor filled with how does this passage support the claim that the sugar trade led to the end of slavery in some parts of the world?

• it emphasizes that parliament was biased toward plantation owners and wrongfully supported them.
• it shows that the french followed the example of the english in overthrowing the crown to free enslaved people.
• it describes how testimony on the brutal practices on sugar plantations convinced parliament to end the slave trade.
• it demonstrates that neither britain nor france wanted to make changes in the practice of slavery until america did.

Explanation:

• Option 1: The passage shows Parliament was presented with testimonies against slavery, not biased toward plantation owners, so this is incorrect.
• Option 2: The passage focuses on British Parliament and antislavery efforts, not French overthrowing the crown, so this is incorrect.
• Option 3: The passage describes how testimonies about brutal slavery practices (from former officers, descriptions of tortures) convinced Parliament to consider the bill limiting slave trade, which supports the claim that sugar trade (linked to slavery) - related testimonies led to ending slave trade, so this is correct.
• Option 4: The passage shows Britain was making changes (debating bill, Clarkson's efforts), and there's no mention of America leading or France's stance, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

C. It describes how testimony on the brutal practices on sugar plantations convinced Parliament to end the slave trade.