What is the most important claim that the authors make in "Part Four: Back to Our Stories: New Workers, New Sugar” in Sugar Changed the World?
What is the authors’ primary purpose in this passage?
✔ A new society was emerging.Sugar production was critical to many jobs. There were Indian traders and rice growers.
“Sugar still dominated the local economy.” ✔ “But now there were more and more ‘free’ workers.”“one that had its roots in the dark history of slavery”
Recruiters chose men who knew little English. ✔ Recruiters used deceptive practices.Recruiters chose men who were weak.
✔ anecdotalempirical logical
Which quotation from the excerpt uses empirical evidence to support the central idea that the Indians’ working conditions were merciless?
Which statement best explains how the evidence supports the central idea that working conditions were similar to slavery?
How do the authors support the overall claim that sugar production and trade had an impact on world history? Check all that apply.by documenting how sugar is used very little in modern dietsby explaining how sugar damages health and the environmentby comparing the use of indentured servitude to the practice of slaveryby painting a positive portrait of sugar plantations in North Americaby illustrating how science advanced the production of sweet substancesby discussing the teachings of John Smith and his impact on British societyby demonstrating how the treatment of Indian workers led to Gandhi’s Satyagraha
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