Answer:
Both passages support the claim that human rights became more important than property rights in the early 1800s.
Explanation:
The two given excerpts from "Sugar Changed The World" details how the cause of human rights began to come forth as more important to the world than the need to procure property. The two events of the two excerpts show how the slave trade began to deteriorate and led to the eventual freedom of the slaves.
The first excerpt talks about how<em> "the former slaves defeated the armies of first England, then France"</em> in the fight for their freedom. Their defeat of the two most powerful nations of Europe led to the decline of the slave trade, thus leading to the freedom of Haiti. The second excerpt then talks about the banning the<em> "involvement of the English"</em> in any slave trade in the House of Commons became a memorable day for the slaves. Even though no slaves were freed, it drastically put the fate of the slaves in a much better position, where there are no more slave trades plying. Questioning <em>"whether a human, any human, could ever be property"</em>, the bill began to herald a new world for the slaves.
Thus, the correct answer for this is the third option.
