Since sugar had to pass through many hands before it reached the fairs, it was expensive and hard to get. King Henry III of Engl
and, for example, liked sugar. Yet there was little he could do to satisfy his craving. He wrote to one official in 1226 asking if he could possibly obtain three pounds of the precious substance—at a cost of about 450 modern dollars. He later appealed to a mayor, hoping he might be able to get four more pounds of the rare grains. And finally, by 1243, he managed to buy three hundred pounds. The fairs lasted until the 1300s, when Venice came to dominate European trade with the Muslim world. The Venetians greatly expanded the sugar trade, so much so that a hundred years after Henry III's reign, the English were able to buy thousands of pounds of the sweet stuff each year.
Which inference does this passage support?
Before Venice took over, England dominated European trade with the Muslim world.
King Henry III was unable to buy large amounts of sugar because he was a poor negotiator.
As sugar became increasingly available to the English, they wanted to acquire even more of it.
As sugar became more available to the Venetians, the demand for it started to decrease
As sugar became increasingly available to the English, they wanted to acquire even more of it.
In the passage from "Sugar Changed the World," the authors make reference to the English growing desire for sugar. For example, King Henry III first asked for three pounds of sugar in 1226, then he requested four more pounds of it to a mayor, and finally obtained three hundred pounds in 1243. Later, after Venice enlarged sugar trade, the English could purchase thousands of pounds of sugar every year.
Answer: As sugar became increasingly available to the English, they wanted to acquire even more of it.
In the passage from "Sugar Changed the World," the authors make reference to the English growing desire for sugar. For example, King Henry III first asked for three pounds of sugar in 1226, then he requested four more pounds of it to a mayor, and finally obtained three hundred pounds in 1243. Later, after Venice enlarged sugar trade, the English could purchase thousands of pounds of sugar every year.
