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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.
  • Jane Addams
  • John Smith
  • Daniel Boone
  • Benjamin Banneker
  • A.Helped lead the Jamestown colony in Virginia
  • B.Marked the Wilderness Road into Kentucky in 1775
  • C.Opened Hull House to serve immigrant families in Chicago, 1889
  • D.Helped survey the boundary of the new capital in 1791
2.Why did President Jefferson send Lewis and Clark west in 1804?
  • A.To find gold in Florida
  • B.To build a canal to Canada
  • C.To explore the Louisiana Purchase and find a route to the Pacific
3.How did the Wilderness Road change Kentucky?
  • A.Thousands of settlers moved in and built farms and towns
  • B.Everyone moved out of Kentucky
  • C.Kentucky became part of Mexico
4.What new community grew from L'Enfant's 1791 plan?
  • A.St. Augustine, a Spanish fort
  • B.Boston, a colonial port
  • C.Washington, D.C., the nation's capital
5.Which question would help you learn how a person shaped a community?
  • A.How tall was this person?
  • B.What was this person's favorite color?
  • C.What did this person build or change, and who did it affect?

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Answer key — People Who Built New Communities

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Jane Addams — C (Opened Hull House to serve immigrant families in Chicago, 1889) 2. John Smith — A (Helped lead the Jamestown colony in Virginia) 3. Daniel Boone — B (Marked the Wilderness Road into Kentucky in 1775) 4. Benjamin Banneker — D (Helped survey the boundary of the new capital in 1791)
  2. 2.To explore the Louisiana Purchase and find a route to the Pacific
  3. 3.Thousands of settlers moved in and built farms and towns
  4. 4.Washington, D.C., the nation's capital
  5. 5.What did this person build or change, and who did it affect?

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.