Answers FL-1001340-English 2 Sem 1 - FlexSugar Changed the World, Part 2: Central Ideas

Sugar Changed the World, Part 4: Building Claims Answers

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Which sentence best states the authors’ claim?

Spices could not mask the smell and taste of rotten meat.

Only the very wealthy were able to buy most available spices.

Some spices were important enough that everyone used them.

The popularity of spices was not related to masking spoiled food.

How do the authors use historical evidence to support their claim?

They use secondary sources to show how French and English monarchs were indifferent to enslaved people.

They use secondary sources to show that enslaved people often fought for their freedom after arriving in the Caribbean.

They use facts from primary sources to show how countries increased the number of enslaved people to produce more sugar.

They use primary source interviews to show that countries could make more money in trading sugar without using enslaved people.

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