... a period of very slow changes in technologies and commerce. People preferred to live in rural areas and were dependent on the cottage industry, where farmers worked their lands and produced goods for their own homes. However, the latter was not sufficient and therefore they sought out another source which was the domestic industry. Merchants brought raw materials to the farmers who ... ...

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... had a lower standard of living than Protestants, Catholic artisans were willing to work for lower wages, out of necessity, than Protestants, and that Catholic traders were willing to sell their goods for less profit. However, as MacGeehin, (3), discusses, this political policy backfired upon the governmental circles who enforced it. The policy was ultimately unsuccessful, and to effectively deal with this, as ... ...

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