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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.
  • Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
  • Sacagawea
  • William Penn
  • Daniel Boone
  • A.Founded Pennsylvania and planned the city of Philadelphia
  • B.Translated for Lewis and Clark when they met the Shoshone
  • C.Marked the Wilderness Road into Kentucky in 1775
  • D.Founded St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565
2.Who already lived on the lands Lewis and Clark crossed?
  • A.No one at all
  • B.Many American Indian nations, such as the Mandan and Shoshone
  • C.Only settlers from England
3.How did the Wilderness Road change Kentucky?
  • A.Thousands of settlers moved in and built farms and towns
  • B.Kentucky became part of Mexico
  • C.Everyone moved out of Kentucky
4.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
5.Why did Jane Addams open Hull House?
  • A.To sell houses for profit
  • B.To train soldiers
  • C.To help immigrant families with classes, child care and clubs

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Answer key — People Who Built New Communities

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés — D (Founded St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565) 2. Sacagawea — B (Translated for Lewis and Clark when they met the Shoshone) 3. William Penn — A (Founded Pennsylvania and planned the city of Philadelphia) 4. Daniel Boone — C (Marked the Wilderness Road into Kentucky in 1775)
  2. 2.Many American Indian nations, such as the Mandan and Shoshone
  3. 3.Thousands of settlers moved in and built farms and towns
  4. 4.To explore the Louisiana Purchase and find a route to the Pacific
  5. 5.To help immigrant families with classes, child care and clubs

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