Question

read the passage from sugar changed the world.
the enslaved people on saint domingue were not merely fighting against the terrible conditions of the island. they were fighting for principles that they had learned from europeans and americans—from people similar to their own slave masters. the trio of great principles behind the french revolution that began in 1789 consisted of “liberty, equality, fraternity (brotherhood).” as boats arrived in saint domingue from france, slaves learned that a revolution was going on in the name of human rights. already, they’d been given a taste of great change because of a revolution closer to home. in 1779, a regiment of free blacks from saint domingue went to america to join in the fight for independence. they brought home with them the idea that “all men are created equal.”
two years after the meeting in alligator woods, on august 29, 1793, the leading french official on saint domingue realized that there was no point in opposing toussaint and his armies. the slaves had freed themselves. and the following february, paris agreed. the idea of brotherhood announced by the revolutionaries of paris finally included the sugar workers of saint domingue.
which details do the authors include to support the claim in this passage? select two options.

• information about organizing the meeting in alligator woods
• explanations of how revolutionary ideas spread to saint domingue
• descriptions of the difficult conditions the enslaved people faced
• examples of revolutionary ideas from other countries
• specifics about how the english freed the enslaved people

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option against the passage:

1. "information about organizing the meeting in Alligator Woods": The passage only mentions the meeting happened two years before a date, with no details on organizing it. Eliminate.
2. "explanations of how revolutionary ideas spread to Saint Domingue": The passage states enslaved people learned principles from Europeans/Americans, and free blacks from the US brought ideas. This explains spread. Keep.
3. "descriptions of the difficult conditions the enslaved people faced": The passage says "fighting against the terrible conditions", describing their hardships. Keep.
4. "examples of revolutionary ideas from other countries": The passage focuses on ideas reaching Saint Domingue, not examples of ideas from other countries (e.g., no details on French Revolution ideas beyond "liberty, equality, fraternity"). Eliminate.
5. "specifics about how the English freed the enslaved people": The passage mentions Americans (free blacks) joining, not English freeing people. Eliminate.

• Option 2 is correct: The passage explains ideas spread via contact with Europeans/Americans and free blacks from the US.
• Option 3 is correct: The passage describes "terrible conditions" the enslaved faced.
• Other options are eliminated as they do not match the passage’s content.

Answer:

B. explanations of how revolutionary ideas spread to Saint Domingue
C. descriptions of the difficult conditions the enslaved people faced