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.
John Smith
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
Daniel Boone
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
A.Built a trading post at the place that became Chicago
B.Marked the Wilderness Road into Kentucky in 1775
C.Led the Corps of Discovery to the Pacific Ocean, 1804 to 1806
D.Helped lead the Jamestown colony in Virginia
2.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
3.What new community grew from L'Enfant's 1791 plan?
A.Boston, a colonial port
B.Washington, D.C., the nation's capital
C.St. Augustine, a Spanish fort
4.Who already lived on the lands Lewis and Clark crossed?
A.No one at all
B.Only settlers from England
C.Many American Indian nations, such as the Mandan and Shoshone
5.Why is Benjamin Banneker remembered?
A.He invented the telephone
B.He was the first President
C.He was a free African American scientist who helped survey the capital
LessonPrint · D2.His.3.3-5 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — People Who Built New Communities
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. John Smith — D (Helped lead the Jamestown colony in Virginia) 2. Jean Baptiste Point du Sable — A (Built a trading post at the place that became Chicago) 3. Daniel Boone — B (Marked the Wilderness Road into Kentucky in 1775) 4. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark — C (Led the Corps of Discovery to the Pacific Ocean, 1804 to 1806)
2.Thousands of settlers moved in and built farms and towns
3.Washington, D.C., the nation's capital
4.Many American Indian nations, such as the Mandan and Shoshone
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.