Question

Use the excerpt below to answer the question.
...That in some few instances the regular hours of work do not exceed ten, exclusive of the time allowed for meals; sometimes they are eleven, but more commonly twelve; and in great numbers of instances the employment is continued for fifteen, sixteen, and even eighteen hours consecutively.
That in almost every instance the Children work as long as the adults; being sometimes kept at work sixteen, and even eighteen hours, without any intermission. ...
-The Physical and Moral Condition of the Children and Young Persons Employed in Mines and Manufactures, 1843


This type of evidence was used in the argument for:

(1 point)

restricting voting rights

opposing the spread of communism

modifying laissez-faire practices

reforming the landholding system

Answer 1

modifying laissez-faire practices

This testimony about long hours and child labor was used to argue for government intervention and regulation of industry (e.g., child-labor laws and workplace reforms) rather than strict laissez-faire.