USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The merchants wanted to expand the cotton industry in England. They developed a system in which raw cotton was sent out to peasant families. Workers would spin and weave the cotton and then send it back to the merchants. Because the families worked in their homes, this production method was called cottage industry.

Detailed explanation-2: -Because the families worked in their homes, this production method was called cottage industry. Under this system, production was slow. Inventors came up with ways to make spinning and weaving cloth faster.

Detailed explanation-3: -Before the start of the Industrial Revolution, which began in the 1700s, the production of goods was done on a very small scale. Historians refer to this method of production as the ‘cottage industry’.

Detailed explanation-4: -The cottage industry generally utilizes family labor and available local talent. They use simple equipment and have a small capital investment. They create simple products, and their production is made utilizing domestic technology.