Question

How do the authors use French history to support the claim that the global hunger for slave-grown sugar led to the end of slavery?

The authors use historical documents to show that France chose to free enslaved workers to upset the English.
The authors use events from French history to demonstrate how attitudes toward slavery and the sugar trade changed during the 1700s.
The authors use secondary sources to emphasize that Parliament was biased toward plantation owners.
The authors show that the French followed the example of the English in overthrowing the crown to free enslaved people.

Answer 1

The authors use events from French history to demonstrate how attitudes toward slavery and the sugar trade changed during the 1700s.