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Explanation:

To determine the best evidence, we analyze the authors' claim (sugar linked the world, part of a larger system) and purpose (showing global trade connected by sugar). The first option ("Simple enough, but this trade up and down the Atlantic coast was part of a much larger world system") directly ties Beekman’s local trade to the broader global system, matching the claim. The second option focuses on cutting out Europe, not the global system. The third is about Africans’ reaction, not the system. The fourth is about buying Indian cloth, not the system.

Answer:

A. Simple enough, but this trade up and down the Atlantic coast was part of a much larger world system.