Question

How do the authors support the overall claim that sugar production and trade had an impact on world history? Check all that apply.

by documenting how sugar is used very little in modern diets
by explaining how sugar damages health and the environment
by comparing the use of indentured servitude to the practice of slavery
by painting a positive portrait of sugar plantations in North America
by illustrating how science advanced the production of sweet substances
by discussing the teachings of John Smith and his impact on British society
by demonstrating how the treatment of Indian workers led to Gandhi’s Satyagraha

Answer 1

Selections:
- by explaining how sugar damages health and the environment
- by comparing the use of indentured servitude to the practice of slavery
- by illustrating how science advanced the production of sweet substances

Reason: the authors show sugar's historical impact by describing its social and environmental harms, by tracing the labor systems (slavery vs. indentured servitude) that underpinned plantation economies, and by noting technological and scientific advances that changed how sweeteners were produced. The other choices are not supported.