The word or phrase that best connects the ideas in the sentences in question is D, that is, your anwer would be "in contrast".
The first part of the passage shows that we should have the right to choose sodas or snacks if we want to, we should be given the right to do that. On the contrary, the second part of the passage talks about that sometimes having too many options is not a good thing and it makes us unable to make the right choice.
Answer: in 1775 Effia marries James Collins, the British governor at cape Coast Castle.
In 1787 Esi's daughter is sold; mother and daughter never see each other again.
In 1964 Willie's son Sonny abandons the civil rights movement and sinks into heroin addiction.
This is called a complete predicate
The verb itself is the main part and the main predicate, however, everything that follows forms the complete predicate together with the verb.
