Why People Start Communities

Identify reasons people have formed communities, including a need for security and laws, religious freedom, and material well-being.

Part of The student understands common characteristics of communities, past and present

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Why Build a Community?

A community is a group of people who live, work, and help each other in the same place. Your town and your school are both communities. People do not build communities by accident. They have good reasons, and today you will learn what those reasons are.

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