Which excerpt from the passage best states the authors' claim?
"Why were the English the first to build factories to
mill cloth?"
O "Because of the wealth they gained, the trade
connections they made, and the banking systems
they developed in the slave and sugar trade."
"Indeed, the cheap cloth from the factories was used
to clothe the slaves."
O "English factories, you might say, were built, run, and
paid for by sugar."