Question

Which claim do both passages support?

Haiti is a small island nation that has had little effect on events in North America or Europe.
Sugar was such a powerful economic force that it led to significant political changes.
Events in one part of the world rarely have a significant effect on people in other regions.
Natural disasters such as fires can have both political and economic impacts on colonies.

Answer 1

Sugar was such a powerful economic force that it led to significant political changes.

Both passages describe how the sugar economy drove major political outcomes (colonial policies, conflicts, and uprisings), showing sugar’s economic importance produced consequential political change.