Question

read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar was the connection, the tie, between slavery and freedom. in order to create sugar, europeans and colonists in the americas destroyed africans, turned them into objects. just at that very same moment, europeans - at home and across the atlantic - decided that they could no longer stand being objects themselves. they each needed to vote, to speak out, to challenge the rules of crowned kings and royal princes. how could that be? why did people keep speaking of equality while profiting from slaves? in fact, the global hunger for slave - grown sugar led directly to the end of slavery. following the strand of sugar and slavery leads directly into the tumult of the age of revolutions. for in north america, then england, france, haiti, and once again north america, the age of sugar brought about the great, final clash between freedom and slavery. based on the excerpt, what question are the authors trying to answer? how did colonists challenge the rules of crowned kings? how did the age of sugar differ from the age of revolutions? when did europeans decide to speak about equality? why did some europeans decide they wanted to speak out about slavery?

Explanation:

The passage focuses on how Europeans, while profiting from slave - grown sugar, also decided to speak out against being objects themselves and challenge the rules related to monarchy, and it questions the co - existence of speaking of equality while relying on slaves. The key is about Europeans' decision to speak out against slavery in the context of their own demands for freedom and equality.

Answer:

D. Why did some Europeans decide they wanted to speak out about slavery?