What did early americans need in order to begin to form communities ?
a) dependable food supply
b) clay to build homes
c) money to buy things
d) ways to protect themselfs

A, dependable food supply. B is wrong because they could use materials other than clay, C is wrong because money is useless unless you have materials to back it up, and D is wrong because you can't protect yourself unless you have the basic necessities for life, such as food.

Explanation:

A major factor in the success of the movement was the strategy of protesting for equal rights without using violence. Civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King championed this approach as an alternative to armed uprising. King's non-violent movement was inspired by the teachings of Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi.