Which of the following statements best describes the "cottage industry"?
A) It was a system by which rural laborers could produce work at home for merchants.
B) It was the trend toward urbanization, in which rural citizens gravitated to factories in industrial centers.
C) It was an intricate system of urban cloth guilds.
D) It was a dangerous but highly lucrative manufacturing practice.
E) It was monotonous, dangerous, and ill paying.
Answer: A
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