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Select the five statements that best explain the relationship between sugar, the Caribbean plantation system, and Europe.

1. There is no relationship between the Caribbean Plantation system and Europe because sugar was only consumed in the Western Hemisphere.

2. While important among elites in Europe, it was the widespread consumption of sugar among the working class that made sugar a truly global commodity.

3. Sugar's transition from luxury good to an item of everyday consumption among the working classes did not happened until the 20th Century.

4. With higher demand for sugar in Europe, Caribbean slaveholding plantations became more important.

5. Sugar was only consumed in Europe during the 20th Century.

6. Caribbean sugar production is responsible for the enormous amounts of wealth accumulated by Europe.

7. As European elites discovered the versatility of sugarcane, its demand as a luxury good increase.

8. Sugar was not produced by slaves, instead it was produced by indentured laborers in the Caribbean.

9. While initially consumed by elites, soon sugar consumption in Europe became a fundamental staple of the working class diet.

10. Even when demand for sugar grew internationally during 17th and 18th Century, the profits remained in the Caribbean and benefited Caribbean society.