Read the passage from sugar changed the world.
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i wanted to know more about the beguiling nina, and my
cousin had plenty of stories to share. he told me that her
grandfather was a russian sert-a farmer who could be
bought and sold by the noble who owned his land. family
legend has it that this serf, a remarkable and intelligent man,
to change the course of the history of sugar. in the
early 1800s, the british controlled most of the sugar
plantations of the caribbean and the sea routes to europe.
as a result, their rivals were desperate to find a new way to
create sugar. they turned to beets.
we don't know exactly what nina's grandfather's invention
did, but as the story goes, he found a way to give raw beet
sugar sparkling hues. people from russia to the cafés of
vienna could now buy cheap and attractive sugar produced
on european soil.
it emphasizes the problem-solution structure of the
passage.
it explains further the connection between the sugar
industry and slavery.
it supports the central ideas of the passage with specific
dates.
it provides key locations to events described in the
passage.
serfs were much like slaves, since they had no choice about