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Cottage Industry

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When goods are made at the home of the individuals making it.

  • Better quality
  • Longer time
  • Boss is the worker
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Industry

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Economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacturing them into goods to be sold

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Industrial Revolution

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Began in England it the 1760s and went to the U.S.

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Revolution

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An important/ noteworthy change.

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Textile

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Fabric made from a plant fiber such as cotton.

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Factory System

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Manufacturing system where one person was the boss. There were men and women that came from all over to work.

  • Cheap labor
  • Bad living conditions
  • 6 to a room 3 beds