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.
Set 14 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
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.
Brigham Young
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Christopher Columbus
Daniel Boone
A.Sailed from Spain and reached the Caribbean in 1492
B.Led the Corps of Discovery to the Pacific Ocean, 1804 to 1806
C.Marked the Wilderness Road into Kentucky in 1775
D.Led Latter-day Saint settlers to found Salt Lake City in 1847
2.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 find gold in Florida
C.To build a canal to Canada
3.What happened to the Taíno people of the Caribbean after Columbus arrived?
A.They became rulers of Spain
B.Nothing changed for them
C.Many died from disease, forced labor and violence
4.How did the Wilderness Road change Kentucky?
A.Everyone moved out of Kentucky
B.Thousands of settlers moved in and built farms and towns
C.Kentucky became part of Mexico
5.Why is Benjamin Banneker remembered?
A.He was the first President
B.He invented the telephone
C.He was a free African American scientist who helped survey the capital
LessonPrint · D2.His.3.3-5 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — People Who Built New Communities
Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Brigham Young — D (Led Latter-day Saint settlers to found Salt Lake City in 1847) 2. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark — B (Led the Corps of Discovery to the Pacific Ocean, 1804 to 1806) 3. Christopher Columbus — A (Sailed from Spain and reached the Caribbean in 1492) 4. Daniel Boone — C (Marked the Wilderness Road into Kentucky in 1775)
2.To explore the Louisiana Purchase and find a route to the Pacific
3.Many died from disease, forced labor and violence
4.Thousands of settlers moved in and built farms and towns
5.He was a free African American scientist who helped survey the capital
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.