Read the passage from sugar changed the world.

in every single american slave state, the population of enslaved people kept rising even after the slave trade was abolished. that was because enough enslaved children were born, lived, and grew to become adults. there was just one exception to this rule: louisiana, where the native-born enslaved population kept dropping. sugar was a killer.

unlike the caribbean, louisiana has cold snaps. that put an additional pressure on the sugar harvest. not only did the slaves need to harvest the cane in perfect rhythm with the grinding mills, but the entire crop had to be cut down between mid-october and december. this pace only increased when growers installed improved, steam-powered mills. people needed to work faster than the weather and to keep pace with machines.

what is the authors’ purpose in this passage?

to inform the reader that louisiana had fewer enslaved people than other slave states did
to inform the reader that louisiana's hot weather hastened the sugar harvest to a few months
to inform the reader that life for enslaved people improved when sugar mills became powered by steam
to inform the reader that louisiana's short harvest season meant that enslaved people were cruelly overworked

to inform the reader that Louisiana's short harvest season meant that enslaved people were cruelly overworked

to inform the reader that Louisiana's short harvest season meant that enslaved people were cruelly overworked

The coreect answer is: to inform the reader that Louisiana's short harvest season meant that ensalved people were cruelly overworked.

The author uses comparison to make this point clear, first he states that in every state of America in which enslaved people were used the population...kept rising even after the slave trade was abolished". He backs up his argument saying that the reason was that the slaves repoduced, increasing the population year by year. Then he addresses Louisiana, the only "exception", that means that thing happen in a very different way here, it was the only state were the population reduced. The author then explains the reason of this, the most important factors are the fact that sugar cane was planted and the climate, which made it specially difficult to grow it there.

As a result the slaves were overworked.

As you can see, all the sentences relate and support the main idea, that in Louisiana due to the short harvest season the slaves were cruelly overworked.

The coreect answer is: to inform the reader that Louisiana's short harvest season meant that ensalved people were cruelly overworked.

The author uses comparison to make this point clear, first he states that in every state of America in which enslaved people were used the population...kept rising even after the slave trade was abolished". He backs up his argument saying that the reason was that the slaves repoduced, increasing the population year by year. Then he addresses Louisiana, the only "exception", that means that thing happen in a very different way here, it was the only state were the population reduced. The author then explains the reason of this, the most important factors are the fact that sugar cane was planted and the climate, which made it specially difficult to grow it there.

As a result the slaves were overworked.

As you can see, all the sentences relate and support the main idea, that in Louisiana due to the short harvest season the slaves were cruelly overworked.

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