Question

read the passage from sugar changed the world.
in 1733, parliament ruled that an extra six cents must be added to the price of every gallon of molasses that did not come from an english source. if the colonists actually followed the rules of the molasses act, it would have terrible consequences. molasses from french islands would now be too expensive—merchants could never make a profit. so they would have to turn to the english, who would surely raise their prices. this one law could cripple the entire north american trade with the sugar islands—if, that is, the colonists or the french followed the rules. but of course they did just the opposite.
the molasses act accomplished nothing except to make americans better smugglers. yet the act was renewed again and again—until the crucial year of 1763. just as the molasses act was due to expire, england completed
which details do the authors include to support the claim in this passage? select three options.
□ an explanation of the results of the seven years’ war
□ an explanation of how the molasses act benefited colonists
□ an explanation of what was being taxed and how much it cost
□ an explanation of why the americans smuggled molasses
□ an explanation of why the british imposed the sugar act

Explanation:

1. "an explanation of what was being taxed and how much it cost": The passage states "an extra six cents must be added to the price of every gallon of molasses that did not come from an English source", so this detail is included.
2. "an explanation of why the Americans smuggled molasses": The passage explains that following the Molasses Act would have terrible consequences (expensive molasses, no profit), so they smuggled, this detail is included.
3. "an explanation of why the British imposed the Sugar Act": The passage context (though not fully stated here, but from the options and passage content, the Molasses Act's failure and the Seven Years' War context (implied) lead to the Sugar Act, and the passage's flow suggests this explanation is part of the support, or among the options, this along with the other two makes sense. Wait, actually, re - evaluating:

• The first option: "an explanation of what was being taxed and how much it cost" is in the passage ("six cents... every gallon of molasses").
• The fourth option: "an explanation of why the Americans smuggled molasses" is in the passage (because following the act would be bad for merchants, so they smuggled).
• The fifth option: "an explanation of why the British imposed the Sugar Act" - The passage mentions the Molasses Act was renewed until 1763, and England completed something (likely the Seven Years' War) which is related to the Sugar Act's imposition. So these three options are supported. Wait, but the options are:
• Option 3: "an explanation of what was being taxed and how much it cost" – yes.
• Option 4: "an explanation of why the Americans smuggled molasses" – yes.
• Option 5: "an explanation of why the British imposed the Sugar Act" – yes (implied by the passage's mention of 1763 and the Molasses Act's expiration, along with England's completion of a war, which is related to the Sugar Act's imposition).
• Wait, but the first option "an explanation of the results of the Seven Years’ War" – the passage doesn't explain the results of the Seven Years' War, just mentions England completed something in 1763.
• The second option "an explanation of how the Molasses Act benefited colonists" – the passage says the Molasses Act made Americans better smugglers and had terrible consequences if followed, so it didn't benefit colonists, so this is not included.

So the three options are:

• an explanation of what was being taxed and how much it cost
• an explanation of why the Americans smuggled molasses
• an explanation of why the British imposed the Sugar Act

Answer:

• an explanation of what was being taxed and how much it cost
• an explanation of why the Americans smuggled molasses
• an explanation of why the British imposed the Sugar Act