Question

In the early nineteenth century, textiles in the United States were produced partly in factories and partly in homes. How did this system work?
A.
Factories spun yarn, and home workers wove it into cloth.
B.
Factories spun yarn and wove it into cloth, and home workers dyed it.
C.
Home workers spun yarn, and factories wove it into cloth.
D.
Home workers spun yarn and dyed it, and factories wove it into cloth.

Answer 1

A.

Early mills (water-powered factories) spun yarn by machine and then distributed that yarn to households, where family members—especially women—wove it into cloth (the "putting-out" or domestic system).