Sugar Changed the World Review

What is one reason Marc Aronson wanted to write a book about sugar?

• His ancestors came from India to Guyana to become sugar farmers.

• His grandmother was a Russian serf who invented a way to make sugar out of beets.

• His uncle's wife was descended from a Russian serf who invented a way to make raw beet sugar more attractive.

• His grandfather was one of the leaders of the Jewish community in Tel Aviv.

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According to the text, what were two of the biggest problems in refining cane into sugar? (choose two answers)

• Growing the amount of cane necessary to produce sugar severely impacted the bee population.

• Cane became too dry if not refined quickly after being cut.

• There weren't enough workers to properly staff the sugar plantation and processing centers.

• Boiling cane required a substantial amount of wood to burn, which proved problematic for sugar makers.

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

• meaningless

• positive

• crucial

• negative

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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.

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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

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What are the three principles behind the French Revolution?

• Love, Faith, and Brotherhood

• Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity (Brotherhood)

• Peace, Love, and Music

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abolishment

• the beginning of something

• an industrial installation where a substance is refined

• the act of having been done away with

• selling of goods or services

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What were the three great principles behind the French Revolution? (Choose THREE ANSWERS)

• Liberty

• Equality

• Prosperity

• Life

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What was Louisiana's role in the sugar industry in the late 1700s?

• Louisiana was the best place in the region to grow sugar.

• Louisiana gave former Haitian slave owners a second chance to produce sugar using slaves.

• Napoleon sold Louisiana to Thomas Jefferson for fifteen million dollars in 1803.

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Who are the authors of How Sugar Changed the World? (Choose 2)

• Maria Boudreaux

• Marina Budhos

• Marc Anderson

• Marc Aronson

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