Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.Sugar is different from honey. It offers a stronger sweet flavor, and like steel or plastic, it had to be invented. In the Age of Sugar, Europeans bought a product made thousands of miles away that was less expensive than the honey from down the road. That was possible only because sugar set people in motion all across the world—millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes. A perfect taste made possible by the most brutal labor: That is the dark story of sugar.
Answer
A
It persuades readers that sugar tastes better than honey.
B
It informs readers that there is a connection between slavery and sugar.
C
It informs readers that honey had a major impact on society.
D
It persuades readers that sugar is as important an invention as steel.
Explanation
The passage explains that sugar’s widespread production depended on millions of enslaved people forced to work in chains. Its final sentence calls the labor behind sugar “the dark story of sugar,” emphasizing the link between sugar and slavery. Therefore, the passage informs readers that there is a connection between slavery and sugar.
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