in just over one hundred years, between 1701 and 1810, 252,500 enslaved africans were brought to barbados…

in just over one hundred years, between 1701 and 1810, 252,500 enslaved africans were brought to barbados - an island that occupies only 166 square miles (making it, today, one of the smallest countries in the world). the english then set out to conquer more sugar islands, starting with jamaica, which they took from spain in 1655. in the same period that the 252,500 africans were brought to barbados, 662,400 africans were taken to jamaica. thus, sugar drove more than 900,000 people into slavery, across the atlantic, to barbados and jamaica - and these were just two of the sugar islands. the english were eagerly filling antigua, nevis, saint kitts, and montserrat with slaves and sugar mills. they took over much of dutch guiana for the same reason. seeing the fortunes being made in sugar, the french started their own scramble to turn the half of the island of hispaniola that they controlled (which is now haiti), as well as martinique, guadeloupe, and french guiana. how do the authors use historical evidence to support their claim? they use secondary sources to show how french and english monarchs were indifferent to enslaved people. they use secondary sources to show that enslaved people often fought for their freedom after arriving in the caribbean. they use facts from primary sources to show how countries increased the number of enslaved people to produce more sugar. they use primary source interviews to show that countries could make more money in trading sugar without using enslaved people.

in just over one hundred years, between 1701 and 1810, 252,500 enslaved africans were brought to barbados - an island that occupies only 166 square miles (making it, today, one of the smallest countries in the world). the english then set out to conquer more sugar islands, starting with jamaica, which they took from spain in 1655. in the same period that the 252,500 africans were brought to barbados, 662,400 africans were taken to jamaica. thus, sugar drove more than 900,000 people into slavery, across the atlantic, to barbados and jamaica - and these were just two of the sugar islands. the english were eagerly filling antigua, nevis, saint kitts, and montserrat with slaves and sugar mills. they took over much of dutch guiana for the same reason. seeing the fortunes being made in sugar, the french started their own scramble to turn the half of the island of hispaniola that they controlled (which is now haiti), as well as martinique, guadeloupe, and french guiana. how do the authors use historical evidence to support their claim? they use secondary sources to show how french and english monarchs were indifferent to enslaved people. they use secondary sources to show that enslaved people often fought for their freedom after arriving in the caribbean. they use facts from primary sources to show how countries increased the number of enslaved people to produce more sugar. they use primary source interviews to show that countries could make more money in trading sugar without using enslaved people.

Answer

Answer:

C. They use facts from primary sources to show how countries increased the number of enslaved people to produce more sugar.

Brief Explanations:

The text presents historical data on the number of enslaved Africans brought to sugar - producing islands like Barbados and Jamaica. This data likely comes from primary sources to support the claim that sugar production drove the increase in enslaved populations.