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1
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what was cottage industry

A

products were made in peoples homes by hand

2
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advantages of cottage industry

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stay w fam, work in their own communities

3
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disadvangates of cottage

A

poorly paid, supply and demand

4
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factory industry

A

where ppl were employed in factories and products were mass produced

5
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advantages of factory

A

new cities, made britain wealthy

6
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disadvantages

A

people had to travel to the big cities to wave, noone cared bout workers

7
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how did law of supply and demand affect cottagers?

A

lowered prices bc many ppl willing to work

8
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how did new inventions kill cottage industry

A

too big machines to be in a cottage, needed more power and space

9
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what strategy did arkwright use to benefit from factory system?

A

he controlled everything including labour

10
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what were working conditions like for factory workers

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loud, dangerous, dirty