What event inspired Percy Bysshe Shelley to write his poems 'A Song: Men of England' and 'England in 1819,' which were directed towards the working class?

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The formation of a laborers' choir in southern EnglandThe conflict at the Battle of WaterlooThe Peterloo MassacreThe uprising during the storming of the BastilleNone of the above

Explanation

Shelley's poems aimed at the working class were motivated by the Peterloo Massacre, a tragic event where peaceful protesters advocating for political reform were violently suppressed. This incident deeply influenced his call for social justice and reform in his poetry.