Question

Which statement best explains how the authors develop their claim across the two passages?

Both passages show the historical details that led the abolitionists to support the American Revolution.
Both passages develop the idea that boycotting could bring attention to people who were treated unfairly, including enslaved people.
Both passages support the claim that intelligent people will overcome harmful governments.
Both passages show that there was little connection between the sugar trade and the rise of slavery in North America.

Answer 1

Both passages develop the idea that boycotting could bring attention to people who were treated unfairly, including enslaved people.

Explanation: both texts use boycott as a political tactic that mobilizes public opinion and links consumer goods (like sugar) to the injustices behind their production. The other choices are inconsistent with the passages’ focus: they do not primarily argue that abolitionists drove support for the Revolution, they do not claim a general idea that “intelligent people will overcome harmful governments,” and they certainly do not argue there was little connection between the sugar trade and the rise of slavery.