read the passage from *sugar changed the world*.
the english public, now consuming some eighteen pounds of sugar a year, knew little about the lives of the enslaved africans whose labor sweetened their meals. worse yet, every englishman who hammered the wood, sewed the sails, manufactured the rope for slave ships, or built the barrels to hold slave - harvested sugar made his money from the slave trade. the english were getting richer because africans were being turned into property. clarkson and others who believed as he did, what in the coming decades would be called abolitionists, realized that while that link gave the english a stake in slavery, it also gave the antislavery forces an opportunity. if they could reverse the flow—make the horrors of slavery visible to those who benefited from it—they might be able to end the vile practice forever.
the abolitionists were brilliant. they created the most
which excerpt from the passage best states the author’s claim?
- he english were getting richer because africans were being turned into property.\
- \... while that link gave the english a stake in slavery, it also gave the antislavery forces an opportunity.\
- hey created the most effective public relations campaign in history, inventing techniques that we use to this day.\
- \... clarkson and others organized what we would call a boycott of the blood - sweetened beverage.\

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read the passage from *sugar changed the world*.
the english public, now consuming some eighteen pounds of sugar a year, knew little about the lives of the enslaved africans whose labor sweetened their meals. worse yet, every englishman who hammered the wood, sewed the sails, manufactured the rope for slave ships, or built the barrels to hold slave - harvested sugar made his money from the slave trade. the english were getting richer because africans were being turned into property. clarkson and others who believed as he did, what in the coming decades would be called abolitionists, realized that while that link gave the english a stake in slavery, it also gave the antislavery forces an opportunity. if they could reverse the flow—make the horrors of slavery visible to those who benefited from it—they might be able to end the vile practice forever.
the abolitionists were brilliant. they created the most
which excerpt from the passage best states the author’s claim?
- 	he english were getting richer because africans were being turned into property.\
- \... while that link gave the english a stake in slavery, it also gave the antislavery forces an opportunity.\
- 	hey created the most effective public relations campaign in history, inventing techniques that we use to this day.\
- \... clarkson and others organized what we would call a boycott of the blood - sweetened beverage.\

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# Brief Explanations:
To determine which excerpt best states the author's claim, we analyze each option:
- Option 1: States a reason for English wealth but not the main claim about abolitionists' actions.
- Option 2: Explains how the link (to slavery) gave abolitionists an opportunity, which aligns with the passage's focus on abolitionists using this link to fight slavery.
- Option 3: Talks about the public relations campaign, which is a result of their actions, not the main claim.
- Option 4: Describes a boycott, which is part of their actions, not the main claim.

# Answer: "…while that link gave the English a stake in slavery, it also gave the abolitionary forces an opportunity."

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