Question

read the passage from sugar changed the world. with their victory, the people of saint domingue announced that the conflict between freedom and property was over: “all men are equal” meant that no men are property. this idea terrified the english—and not merely because their sugar island of jamaica was just over a hundred miles across the water from saint domingue. indeed, slaves in jamaica were beginning to sing a new song while they worked: one, two, tree, all de same; black, white, brown, all de same; all de same. one, two, tree, all de same! how do the authors use historical evidence to support their claim? select two options. they use a secondary source to show that the british secretary of war opposed involuntary servitude. they use a primary source to show that a song was spreading the idea of equality across the caribbean. they use a secondary source to show that the idea of an enslaved people’s revolt was groundbreaking. they use a statistic to show that england had enough voters to end slavery and establish equality. they use a primary source to show that some white people opposed the idea of freeing enslaved people.

Explanation:

文中提到奴隶们工作时唱的歌，这是一手资料，表明平等思想在加勒比地区传播；没有提及英国战争大臣反对非自愿奴役、被奴役人民起义具有开创性、英国有足够选民结束奴隶制以及白人反对解放奴隶等相关依据。

Answer:

B. They use a primary source to show that a song was spreading the idea of equality across the Caribbean.