What was entailed in the "putting out system" of commercial manufacture?
A) a system in which rural workers did spinning and weaving for urban firms
B) a system by which rural workers sold produce directly to consumers
C) a plan for setting up independent home-based small businesses
D) a process of selling manufactured goods to rural workers
E) an arrangement by which farm workers went into factories for part of the year
Answer: A
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