Question
What is the authors’ purpose in this passage?
to inform the reader that Louisiana had fewer enslaved people than other slave states did
to inform the reader that Louisiana's hot weather hastened the sugar harvest to a few months
to inform the reader that life for enslaved people improved when sugar mills became powered by steam
to inform the reader that Louisiana's short harvest season meant that enslaved people were cruelly overworked
to inform the reader that Louisiana had fewer enslaved people than other slave states did
to inform the reader that Louisiana's hot weather hastened the sugar harvest to a few months
to inform the reader that life for enslaved people improved when sugar mills became powered by steam
to inform the reader that Louisiana's short harvest season meant that enslaved people were cruelly overworked
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To determine the authors’ purpose in the passage, it would be important to consider the context and key details presented. However, based on the options provided, the most likely purpose seems to be **to inform the reader that Louisiana's short harvest season meant that enslaved people were cruelly overworked.** This option highlights a specific impact of the agricultural practice on the lives of enslaved people, which aligns with themes often explored in discussions about the conditions faced by enslaved individuals in plantation economies.