Sugar Changed the World, Part 5: Developing and Refining Ideas
Question 7 • FL-1001340-English 2 Sem 1 - Flex
Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.And yet, for all the hardships and prejudice, most Indians decided to stay in the colonies even after their contracts ended. By the end of the 1800s, only a quarter of the indentures sailed back to India after their five years were over. Sometimes this was because they were still too poor. Others told tales of returning only to be spurned by their villages for having broken caste or to be preyed upon by relatives who stole their money. Most of those who stayed in the New World, though, chose to do so because it offered a new life. And in the late 1800s, the authorities began to make a new offer to Indian workers. If they remained in the Caribbean, they could get a small plot of land of their own. After putting in their time in sugar, they could begin to farm for themselves.
Answer
A
the goal of explaining why the majority of Indians stayed in the colonies
B
the goal of showing why Indians were rejected by their home villages
C
the goal of showing the prejudice Indians faced in the Caribbean
D
the goal of explaining the terms of the Indians’ indenture contracts
Explanation
The passage gives several reasons most Indians stayed in the colonies: some could not afford to return, some feared rejection or theft in their villages, and many wanted a new life. It also explains that workers could receive a small plot of land if they stayed. Together, these details support the goal of explaining why the majority of Indians stayed in the colonies.
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