Which line from the passage best provides evidence to support the claim that sugar was more of "a killer” in Louisiana than in t
he Caribbean? A "In every single American slave state, the population of enslaved people kept rising. . . ."
B ". . . enough enslaved children were born, lived, and grew to become adults."
C “Not only did the slave states need to harvest the cane in perfect rhythm with the grinding mills. . . .”
D "People needed to work faster than the weather. . . ."
Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.
In every single American slave state, the population of enslaved people kept rising even after the slave trade was abolished. That was because enough enslaved children were born, lived, and grew to become adults. There was just one exception to this rule: Louisiana, where the native-born enslaved population kept dropping. Sugar was a killer.
Unlike the Caribbean, Louisiana has cold snaps. That put an additional pressure on the sugar harvest. Not only did the slaves need to harvest the cane in perfect rhythm with the grinding mills, but the entire crop had to be cut down between mid-October and December. This pace only increased when growers installed improved, steam-powered mills. People needed to work faster than the weather and to keep pace with machines.
Two-Bit came up from behind and grabbed their shoulders impersonating a Soc. It was scary for Johnny because he thought he was going to get jumped by a Soc again.
Alcinous is the king of Phaeacia, and he places Odysseus on one of his magical ships that finally returns him to Ithaca. ... Odysseus turns him down, of course, because his only desire is to return to Ithaca and his wife, Penelope.
