Question

Which text evidence best supports the authors' claim that sugar became an essential source of energy to English workers in the 1800s?

"Traditionally, English workers had brewed their own beer, which they drank along with bread, their other major source of food."
"England was the first country in the world to shift from making most of its money in traditional places, such as farms, mines, or small shops, to factories."
"Starting around 1800, sugar became the staple food that allowed the English factories—the most advanced economies in the world—to run."
"Sugar supplied the energy, the hint of nutrition, the sweet taste to go with the warmth of tea that even the poorest factory worker could look forward to."

Answer 1

"Starting around 1800, sugar became the staple food that allowed the English factories—the most advanced economies in the world—to run."

This directly ties sugar to workers' energy needs by calling it the staple that kept factories (and therefore workers) running.