Question

Which line from the passage best provides evidence that the sugar trade led to the end of slavery?

“In France, one side argued that slaves must be freed.”
“To change anything in the sugar islands would invite slave revolts, help France's rivals, and thus hurt the nation.”
“No one was sure where these great clashes would lead.”
“In revolutionary France, the defenders of slaves began to win the argument against the advocates of property rights.”

Answer 1

“In revolutionary France, the defenders of slaves began to win the argument against the advocates of property rights.”

This line shows that those arguing for the slaves (opposed to treating them as property) were gaining influence, which supports the claim that the sugar trade contributed to the end of slavery.