Which excerpt from the passage provides evidence of
a chronological structure?
slavery was abolished in the british empire in 1833,
thirty years before the emancipation proclamation in the
united states. but even after they freed their slaves, the
sugar plantation owners were desperate to find cheap
labor to cut cane and process sugar. so the british owners
looked to another part of the empire-india-and
recruited thousands of men and women who were given
five-year contracts and a passage back.
-sugar changed the world,
marc aronson and marina budhos
o "slavery was years before the
emancipation proclamation."
o'the sugar plantation owners were desperate."
o "so the british owners looked to another part of the
empire."
"thousands of men and women were given
five-year contracts."