Question

ow do the authors use historical evidence to support their claim in this passage?

They use primary-source quotations to show that enslaved people in Saint Domingue were willing to destroy property to gain their freedom.
They use secondary-source quotations to show the plan that the commanders devised in Alligator Woods in August of 1791.
They use primary-source information to describe the role of commanders on sugar plantations in Saint Domingue.
They use secondary-source information to describe Toussaint’s plan to enslave all the people working on the sugar plantations.

Answer 1

They use primary-source quotations to show that enslaved people in Saint Domingue were willing to destroy property to gain their freedom.

Reason: the passage supports its claim by quoting firsthand accounts that describe actions (burning plantations, destroying property) and motives of the enslaved. The other choices misidentify the type of evidence or the actors/plans described.