Question

Which statement best explains how the authors develop their claim across the two passages?

Both passages share historical details to support the claim that the lives of sugarcane workers in different countries were essentially the same.
Both passages use facts and details to support the claim that sugar workers in different places used music to express themselves and relieve the pressures of brutal work.
Both passages use facts and details to support the claim that sugarcane was the most powerful economic force throughout the world.
Both passages include historical details to support the claim that songs allowed owners to recognize the importance of enslaved people’s culture

Answer 1

Both passages use facts and details to support the claim that sugar workers in different places used music to express themselves and relieve the pressures of brutal work.

Explanation: Each passage provides historical examples and specific details showing how songs and music were used by sugarcane workers to express emotion, communicate, and cope with harsh labor, developing the shared claim about music as emotional expression and relief.