Question

sugar was the connection, the tie, between slavery and freedom. in order to create sugar, europeans and colonists in the americas destroyed africans, turned them into objects. just at that very same moment, europeans-at home and across the atlantic-decided that they could no longer stand being objects themselves. they each needed to vote, to speak out, to challenge the rules of crowned kings and royal princes. how could that be? why did people keep speaking of equality while profiting from slaves? in fact, the global hunger for slave-grown sugar led directly to the end of slavery. following the strand of sugar and slavery leads directly into the tumult of the age of revolutions. for in north america, then england, france, haiti, and once again north america, the age of sugar brought about the great, final clash between freedom and slavery.

• sugar changed the world,

marc aronson and marina budhos
which quotation states the claim of the passage?
o \in order to create sugar, europeans and colonists in the americas destroyed africans.\
o \each needed to vote, to speak out, to challenge the rules of crowned kings and royal princes.\
o \why did people keep speaking of equality while profiting from slaves?\
o \the global hunger for slave-grown sugar led directly to the end of slavery.\

Explanation:

The first sentence of the passage “Sugar was the connection, the tie, between slavery and freedom” sets the main idea. The last option “The global hunger for slave - grown sugar led directly to the end of slavery” aligns with this main idea as it shows the relationship between sugar (related to the economic aspect of slavery) and the end of slavery (freedom). The other options either focus on a part of the story (like the destruction of Africans or people's actions) or are questions that support the main claim rather than stating it.

Answer:

“The global hunger for slave - grown sugar led directly to the end of slavery.”