Question

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.

Answer 1

Answer:

The details about sugar’s dependency on slavery help inform readers about why sugar was inexpensive.

Explanation:

The text shows how the way that sugar was manufactured, through the slave labor of thousands of men and women, allowed this product to be purchased at very low prices, even if manufactured far from European countries.

This is because sugar manufacturers did not have large production costs, as slaves were not paid and did not receive any kind of economic or social assistance.

Answer 2

Answer:

B. The details about sugar’s dependency on slavery help inform readers about why sugar was inexpensive.

Explanation:

".. 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."

Slave labor was inexpensive.