Sugar Changed the World Part III

Why didn't Americans treat Haitians like "brave and courageous" people?

• They didn't want the idea of independence coming to the people of their new country

• They didn't want the ideas of revolt and equality coming to the slaves in their country

• They didn't like where Haiti was located

• They thought they were weak and not brave fighters

Which items apply to BOTH the Haitian Revolution and the American Revolution?

• After victory, leaders announced that all men were equal.

• They fought against the idea of slavery.

• People rebelled against a power that had more money and people than they had.

• They fought for liberty, equality, and fraternity.

What was a problem faced by Haiti after the revolution?

• They were not respected by African nations.

• They were not recognized by international countries.

• They had too many ex-slaves to build a government.

• They still left some enslaved people so that the issue could be resolved later.

What was a factor of the American Revolution?

• They wanted to overthrow a colonial power that was enslaving people.

• They were fighting for equality, fraternity, and liberty.

• They had a leader in Toussaint L'Ouverture.

• They wanted to free all enslaved people.

A central idea of the text is that sugar is the driving force causing ______ and ________ effects in the world.

• meaningless

• positive

• crucial

• negative

Choose which two details support the central idea of the text.

• Negatively, sugar led to revolutions that caused destruction and consequences.

• Negatively, sugar led to revolutions that caused chaos in many nations.

• Positively, sugar spread ideas of freedom and revolution.

• Positively, sugar led to global trade, but this didn't help people fighting slavery in Europe.

Sugar was the connection between slavery and freedom because________

• it was very profitable and popular in Europe and the Americas

• the global demand for it led to the end of slavery

• it made Europeans realize they were exploiting African slaves

• it made Europeans realize they didn't want to be ruled by kings and queens

To rescind is to ________

• be important

• cancel

• use completely

• have a conflicting idea

A paradox is a(n) __________ idea

• comparable

• agreeable

• difficult

• conflicting

Someone who flounders is also

• important

• struggling

• obedient

• dutiful