The ________ involved wholesalers distributing raw material to cottagers and paying them by the piece to spin yarn or weave cloth.
A. cottage industry
B. home handicraft industry
C. putting-out system
D. artisan system
Answer: C
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The religions of farming communities tended to focus on
a. a sky-god or male deity. b. an earth mother or female deity. c. a variety of important gods. d. nature spirits. e. moon worship.
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A) achieve economic independence from the United States. B) replace debt peonage with free wage labor. C) make large expanses of land available to coffee growers. D) reach an understanding with the church.
How did those who opposed the War of 1812 register their dissent?
What will be an ideal response?