Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.



In France, there was no Parliament or Congress; no one expected to be able to protect his rights by voting. But even in the land of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette, the people demanded to be heard. In July 1789, Parisians stormed the Bastille, the hated prison where the king locked up anyone he disliked. And in August, the newly defined National Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. "Men are born and remain free and equal in rights,” it announced to the world. Here it was again, Pierre Lemerre’s phrase, Jefferson’s phrase, the principle Clarkson was fighting for—indeed, he came to France to support the new government. And yet the Declaration also said that "property is an inviolable and sacred right.” So what were slaves? Equal human beings, or goods that belonged to their owners?

Human rights versus property rights. That argument goes on today as, for example, we debate how closely to regulate coal mining. Is it best to let owners set rules, which is likely to give all of us cheaper coal, or to have the government set standards, which is more likely to protect workers and the environment? In France, one side argued that slaves must be freed. The other said that to change anything in the sugar islands would invite slave revolts, help France's rivals, and thus hurt the nation.



Which historical events do the authors include to support the claim in this passage? Select two options.

details of Marie Antoinette’s actions at the Bastille
specific details about the modern sugar industry
a quotation from the Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen
a summary of political changes related to human rights in France 
a description of revolts in the sugar islands

Respuesta :

a quotation from the Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen

a summary of political changes related to human rights in France

The text presents a quotation from the Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen and a summary of the political changes related to human rights in France.

With that, we can affirm that the third and fourth answer options are the correct answers.

We can define a historical event as a situation that happened in the past and that was very impactful for human beings. When we read the text presented in the question above, we can see that the author makes references to two historical moments.

This can be seen as follows:

  • The author presents the French's dissatisfaction with the way the monarchy was behaving.
  • They believed that they were being exploited and abused and so they decided to reject the way politics was being established in the country and fight the oppressive monarchy.
  • At that moment, the author shows how the French were causing changes in policies related to Human Rights.
  • The text also shows how this revolt among the French stimulated the creation of the Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen.

The author quotes the Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen to reinforce the importance of this document and how it put many social issues on the agenda, such as the maintenance of slavery, for example.

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