"A New System” (p. 101-104) 1. What words and phrases help to make meaning of the word indenture in this
context (p. 102)?
2. What challenge did the sugar trade face after the Emancipation Bill? What was
the solution to this problem?
3. What connection do the authors make between the Emancipation Bill and the
story that began this chapter (p. 101)?
“Crossing the Black Water” (p. 104-108)
1. How do the authors compare the situations of the "enslaved Africans" and the
"Indian indentures"?
“Slavery or Freedom? The In-Between” (p. 108-111)
1. What comparisons do the authors draw between slaves and indentured servants?
"Reform" (p. 112-113)
1. What reasons do the authors give on page 113 for the end of the "Age of Sugar"?

Why is reasoning relivant to reading and evaluate text?

Which theme is shared by both text ? a. it is unwise to offend the gods. b. all people deserve to be treated with respect. c. pride and overconfidence can lead to a person's desmise. d. it is important to maintain a positive attitude, even when you lose.

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.