Question

Read the two passages from Sugar Changed the World.Which claim do both passages support?

Abolitionists used powerful speeches and presentations to engage people and persuade them to join the abolitionists’ cause.
People objected to the cruelty of involuntary servitude, but King George III had economic reasons for ending the trading of enslaved people.
Most people in England did not care whether thousands of enslaved people suffered as long as sugar remained plentiful.
The abolitionists' tremendous efforts showed that making moral arguments to support political movements were not successful.

Answer 1

Abolitionists used powerful speeches and presentations to engage people and persuade them to join the abolitionists’ cause.

Both passages describe how abolitionists shaped public opinion with vivid images, speeches, and campaigns to win support.