Question

read the passage from sugar changed the world
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
thermselves. they each needed to write, 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.
based on the excerpt, what question are the authors
trying to answer?
how did colonists challenge the rules of crowned
kings?
how did the age of sugar differ from the age of
revolutions?
when did europeans decide to speak about equality?
why did some europeans decide they wanted to
speak out about slavery?

Explanation:

The passage discusses how sugar (related to slavery) and the actions of Europeans (deciding not to be objects, challenging kings' rules) are connected. It mentions the contradiction of people speaking of equality while profiting from slaves and how sugar led to the end of slavery. The key is to find a question that aligns with this connection.

• Option 1: "How did colonists challenge the rules of crowned kings?" - The passage focuses more on the connection between sugar, slavery, and the end of slavery (related to Europeans' stance on slavery) rather than just colonists challenging kings.
• Option 2: "How did the Age of Sugar differ from the Age of Revolutions?" - The passage shows a connection (sugar led to the tumult of the Age of Revolutions as it brought the clash between freedom and slavery), not a difference.
• Option 3: "When did Europeans decide to speak about equality?" - The passage doesn't focus on the time of deciding to speak about equality but on the connection to slavery.
• Option 4: "Why did some Europeans decide they wanted to speak out about slavery?" - The passage explains that the global hunger for slave - grown sugar (the sugar - slavery connection) led to the end of slavery (Europeans speaking out as they didn't want to be objects themselves, and the sugar - slavery link is part of the reason for speaking out about slavery).

Answer:

Why did some Europeans decide they wanted to speak out about slavery?