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
Pierre-Charles L'Enfant
Sacagawea
Daniel Boone
A.Designed the plan for Washington, D.C. in 1791
B.Translated for Lewis and Clark when they met the Shoshone
C.Founded St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565
D.Marked the Wilderness Road into Kentucky in 1775
2.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
3.Why did President Jefferson send Lewis and Clark west in 1804?
A.To build a canal to Canada
B.To explore the Louisiana Purchase and find a route to the Pacific
C.To find gold in Florida
4.Why did Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road matter to the Shawnee and Cherokee?
A.It had nothing to do with them
B.It brought them new land of their own
C.Settlers on the road took over lands where they hunted
5.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
LessonPrint · D2.His.3.3-5 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — People Who Built New Communities
Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés — C (Founded St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565) 2. Pierre-Charles L'Enfant — A (Designed the plan for Washington, D.C. in 1791) 3. Sacagawea — B (Translated for Lewis and Clark when they met the Shoshone) 4. Daniel Boone — D (Marked the Wilderness Road into Kentucky in 1775)
2.He was a free African American scientist who helped survey the capital
3.To explore the Louisiana Purchase and find a route to the Pacific
4.Settlers on the road took over lands where they hunted
5.Many American Indian nations, such as the Mandan and Shoshone
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.