People Who Built New Communities is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how individuals founded or expanded American communities, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.3.3-5. It prints 5 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
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People Who Built New Communities
D2.His.3.3-5
NameDate
Match each person to what they did, then circle the best answers.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Pierre-Charles L'Enfant
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
Christopher Columbus
Benjamin Banneker
A.Sailed from Spain and reached the Caribbean in 1492
B.Designed the plan for Washington, D.C. in 1791
C.Built a trading post at the place that became Chicago
D.Helped survey the boundary of the new capital in 1791
2.Why did Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road matter to the Shawnee and Cherokee?
A.Settlers on the road took over lands where they hunted
B.It brought them new land of their own
C.It had nothing to do with them
3.Who already lived on the lands Lewis and Clark crossed?
A.Only settlers from England
B.Many American Indian nations, such as the Mandan and Shoshone
C.No one at all
4.How did the Wilderness Road change Kentucky?
A.Kentucky became part of Mexico
B.Thousands of settlers moved in and built farms and towns
C.Everyone moved out of Kentucky
5.Why did President Jefferson send Lewis and Clark west in 1804?
A.To explore the Louisiana Purchase and find a route to the Pacific
B.To build a canal to Canada
C.To find gold in Florida
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Answer key — People Who Built New Communities
Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Pierre-Charles L'Enfant — B (Designed the plan for Washington, D.C. in 1791) 2. Jean Baptiste Point du Sable — C (Built a trading post at the place that became Chicago) 3. Christopher Columbus — A (Sailed from Spain and reached the Caribbean in 1492) 4. Benjamin Banneker — D (Helped survey the boundary of the new capital in 1791)
2.Settlers on the road took over lands where they hunted
3.Many American Indian nations, such as the Mandan and Shoshone
4.Thousands of settlers moved in and built farms and towns
5.To explore the Louisiana Purchase and find a route to the Pacific
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.