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Which sentence best states the authors' claim in this passage?

Sugar was so cheap that it made economic sense for people in England to buy loaves of it.
It was wiser for English people to buy sugar from India instead of the Caribbean.
Slavery was so widespread that it would have been foolish for the English to oppose it.
Boycotting was an effective and persuasive tool in the fight against slavery.

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Boycotting was an effective and persuasive tool in the fight against slavery.

This best matches a passage that links consumer refusal of slave-produced sugar to political pressure and changing public opinion.