Sugar Changed the World, Part 5: Developing and Refining Ideas

Question 1

How does this passage support the claim that sugar was tied to the struggle for freedom?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: It shows that sweeteners did not need to be the product of sugar plantations and slavery.

Question 2

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: by comparing the use of indentured servitude to the practice of slavery; E: by illustrating how science advanced the production of sweet substances; F: by discussing the teachings of John Smith and his impact on British society; G: by demonstrating how the treatment of Indian workers led to Gandhi’s Satyagraha

Question 3

What did you include in your response? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: a description of the type of evidence; B: an explanation of how the evidence supports the claim; C: an overall evaluation of the evidence

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