HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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Too many people moved to the city.
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It was replaced by the factory system.
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The need for textiles decreased.
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Women who worked in cottage industries went on strike.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did “cottage industry” come to an end? Too many people moved to the city. It was replaced by the factory system. The need for textiles decreased.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the Industrial Revolution, family-based cottage-industries were displaced by the factory system, a method of manufacturing using machinery and the division of labor.
Detailed explanation-3: -The factory system replaced the domestic system, in which individual workers used hand tools or simple machinery to fabricate goods in their own homes or in workshops attached to their homes.
Detailed explanation-4: -It replaced the putting-out system (domestic system). The main characteristic of the factory system is the use of machinery, originally powered by water or steam and later by electricity.
Detailed explanation-5: -Cottage industries were the standard manufacturing base in many countries until the Industrial Revolution, which saw a rapid and disruptive conversion to large, centralized, mass-produced goods. Today, cottage industries continue to provide employment opportunities in small communities.