Read the text. Then, choose the statement below that
best summarizes the text.
Refugees from Saint-Domingue made sugarcane
the dominant crop in Louisiana during the late
1700s.
O Though sugarcane had been grown for years, it
became a cash crop in the 1800s with the
introduction of ribbon cane.
O Early colonists struggled to make a living growing
sugarcane, as the Creole cane variety was poorly
suited to the region.
O Sugar had been successfully grown in Louisiana for
several decades.