How Sugar Changed the
World
World
How did slaves numbers increase in North America?
Continued importation of new slaves from Africa and the Caribbean.
What is the theme of this poem?
Sometimes adversity in life is so difficult that you can't overcome it.
Describe Sugar Cane.
Sugar cane can grow in tropical climates in tall thin stalks similar to bamboo. The inside is moist and sweet. A person can either drink or chew it.
What year did Christopher Columbus discover sugar?
1493
What did Christopher Columbus describe sugar as?
White gold.
How does Nichols (the author) use personification to develop the theme of the poem?
Nichols uses personification to show how slaves continually face obstacles (challenges).
What was one negative thing that increased as sugar spread?
Slavery
What is the meaning of the word adversity?
difficult conditions.
Complete the phrase in part 4: Back to stories: New Workers, New .....
Sugar
What does the excerpt reveal about Grace Nichols' attitude towards slavery?
Nichols believes that natural disasters make slave life more difficult.