Question

How does this passage support the claim that the sugar trade led to the end of slavery in some parts of the world?

It emphasizes that Parliament was biased toward plantation owners and wrongfully supported them.
It shows that the French followed the example of the English in overthrowing the crown to free enslaved people.
It describes how testimony on the brutal practices on sugar plantations convinced Parliament to end the slave trade.
It demonstrates that neither Britain nor France wanted to make changes in the practice of slavery until America did.

Answer 1

It’s option 3.

The passage points out that firsthand testimony about the brutal conditions on sugar plantations exposed the human cost of the sugar trade and swayed Parliament. Those revelations fueled public outrage and the abolitionist movement, helping convince lawmakers to end the slave trade in parts of the world.