The system in which raw materials are distributed by entrepreneurs to homes in which family members process those materials into finished products is referred to as
A) the factory system.
B) an apprenticeship.
C) specialization.
D) free enterprise.
E) the domestic system.

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The domestic system, also known as the cottage industry, involved the distribution of raw materials to be processed into finished goods by family members in their homes. This system preceded the development and rise of the factory system during the Industrial Revolution.

The System in Which Raw Materials Are Distributed by Entrepreneurs