Question

read the excerpt and answer the question below. \we want eight hours and nothing less. we have been accused of being selfish, and it has been said that we will want more; that last year we got an advance of ten cents and now we want more. we do want more. \in the age of electricity and steam that has produced wealth a hundred fold, we insist that it has been brought about by the intelligence and energy of the workingmen, and while we find that is now easier to produce it is harder to live. we do want more, and when it becomes more, we shall still want more. and we shall never cease to demand more until we have received the results of our labor.\ -samuel gompers, \eights hours and nothing less,\ 1890 the remarks in the excerpt were most likely given in response to which of the following? (2 points) the beginning of a national financial panic the expansion of the labor force to include children the replacement of workers with labor - saving machines the rise of local and national labor organizations

Explanation:

The excerpt shows workers' demands for better working - conditions like an 8 - hour workday and fairer rewards for their labor. The replacement of workers with labor - saving machines would directly threaten workers' livelihoods and job security, which would prompt such demands. A financial panic is not related to the content about workers' labor rights. The expansion of the labor force to include children is not the main focus here. The rise of labor organizations is more of a result of such demands rather than the cause for this particular statement.

Answer:

the replacement of workers with labor - saving machines