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__Cottage Industry 1762__ With the population higher than it had been in many years, the demand for jobs was higher, and people did not know how to handle this situation. As a result of this need, the cottage industry was born. Families would work together in their own homes, and would create goods to sell to people. In 1762, privileges of the cottage industry were severely restricted in France. The government controlled all of the manufacturing, and tried to encourage the growth of cottage manufacturing in order to help the poor countryside. Urbanization was born from the cottage industry because of the increase in people and jobs. Businessmen saw the opportunity and began to create factories in order to employ those in need. After many years, more and more people began to migrate to the city in order to work in the factories.