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

Question 1

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?

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B: Sugar production and trade had a global impact on slavery and rebellion.

Question 2

What is the authors’ primary purpose in this passage?

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C: to persuade readers that modern forms of indentured servitude exist

Question 3

Which sentence best states the central idea of the passage?[___]

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A: A new society was emerging.

Question 4

Which sentence best states the central idea of the passage?[___]

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B: Recruiters used deceptive practices.

Question 5

Which quotation from the excerpt uses empirical evidence to support the central idea that the Indians’ working conditions were merciless?“If they were lucky, [they might] get a place at the factory.”"As ever, sugar work was brutally hard."“Their lives were completely controlled by the terrifying overseers.”"The Indians’ contracts called for seven hours’ work for about twenty-four cents a day."

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D: "The Indians’ contracts called for seven hours’ work for about twenty-four cents a day."

Question 6

Which statement best explains how the evidence supports the central idea that working conditions were similar to slavery?The evidence explains that Indian laborers worked in both fields and factories.The evidence indicates that Indian laborers had contracts and were paid for their work.The evidence shows that Indian laborers found the work very challenging and often quit. The evidence details hard work and the Indian laborers’ lack of control over their lives.

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D: The evidence details hard work and the Indian laborers’ lack of control over their lives.

Question 7

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

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B: by explaining how sugar damages health and the environment; C: by comparing the use of indentured servitude to the practice of slavery; E: by illustrating how science advanced the production of sweet substances; G: by demonstrating how the treatment of Indian workers led to Gandhi’s Satyagraha

Question 8

What is the authors’ primary purpose in this passage?

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C: to persuade readers that modern forms of indentured servitude exist

Question 9

Which quotation from the excerpt uses empirical evidence to support the central idea that the Indians’ working conditions were merciless?

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D: "The Indians’ contracts called for seven hours’ work for about twenty-four cents a day."

Question 10

Which statement best explains how the evidence supports the central idea that working conditions were similar to slavery?

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D: The evidence details hard work and the Indian laborers’ lack of control over their lives.

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