Multiple choice

What was the domestic system?

  1. Business people delivered raw materials to workers’ homes.

  2. Workers manufactured goods right in their homes.

  3. Business people picked up the goods and paid workers a wage.

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The domestic system involved merchants providing raw materials to workers at home, who then produced goods to be collected and paid for by the merchant.

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