Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.

In the Age of Sugar, Europeans bought a product made thousands of miles away that was less expensive than the honey from down the road. That was possible only because sugar set people in motion all across the world-millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes. A perfect taste made possible by the most brutal labor: That is the dark story of sugar.

What is the purpose of the cause-and-effect structure of this passage? Select two options.

to mark important events in the history of sugar

to show how the desire for sugar led to slavery

to compare the labor used for sugar with that used in other industries

to reveal that the reason for sugar's low price was slavery

to explain how honey led to the discovery of sugar

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Miss Kitty

3 December, 12:15

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.

In the Age of Sugar, Europeans bought a product made thousands of miles away that was less expensive than the honey from down the road. That was possible only because sugar set people in motion all across the world-millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes. A perfect taste made possible by the most brutal labor: That is the dark story of sugar.

What is the purpose of the cause-and-effect structure of this passage? Select two options.

to mark important events in the history of sugar

to show how the desire for sugar led to slavery

to compare the labor used for sugar with that used in other industries

to reveal that the reason for sugar's low price was slavery

to explain how honey led to the discovery of sugar

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Miranda Levine · Answer 1

The purpose of the cause-and-effect structure of this passage is to mark important events in the history of sugar and show how the desire for sugar led to slavery.

Firstly, if refers to the an important event in the history of sugar: when Europeans bought is as a replacement for honey. Since people liked sugar better than honey and it was much more cheaper it became greatly produced and bought.

Because of the large demand for sugar, Europeans resorted to slavery to carry out all the new and heavy tasks. Therefore, the introduction of the new sweet substance led to the most brutal of labours.

Carlee Kaiser · Answer 2

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