The system that came to be known as the "cottage industry" involved all except
A)the purchase, by an entrepreneur, of the raw materials needed for textile production.
B)country laborers producing yarn and cloth.
C)the selling of finished products by an entrepreneur.
D)peasants grew cotton on their farms and sold the raw material to entrepreneurs.
E)it was also known as the "putting-out" system.

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The cottage industry did not involve peasants growing cotton on their farms and selling the raw material to entrepreneurs. The raw materials were purchased by the entrepreneurs themselves. The other options, A, B, C, and E, are all accurate descriptions of the cottage industry.

The System That Came to Be Known as the "Cottage