SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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the jail
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the grassy area shared by the town’s people
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the grocery store
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the the court
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Detailed explanation-1: -A commons is a piece of land that belongs to everyone in a community. The commons in the middle of a village might be a green space that’s available for gatherings and celebrations.
Detailed explanation-2: -Traditional examples of commons include forests, fisheries, or groundwater resources, but increasingly the term commons is used for a broader set of domains, e.g. knowledge commons, digital commons, urban commons, health commons, cultural commons, etc.
Detailed explanation-3: -The original meaning of the term ‘commons’ comes from the way communities managed land that was held ‘in common’ in medieval Europe. Along with this shared land a clear set of rules was developed by the community about how it was to be used.
Detailed explanation-4: -Village commons include everything from pastures, forests and common threshing grounds to ponds, irrigation channels and rivers, and play an important role in rural economy (see ‘India’s commons’).