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 2 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.
Jane Addams
Pierre-Charles L'Enfant
Daniel Boone
Sacagawea
A.Designed the plan for Washington, D.C. in 1791
B.Translated for Lewis and Clark when they met the Shoshone
C.Marked the Wilderness Road into Kentucky in 1775
D.Opened Hull House to serve immigrant families in Chicago, 1889
2.Which question asks about the effects of Columbus's voyages?
A.What did Columbus eat for breakfast?
B.What color were his ships' sails?
C.How did life change for the people already living in the Caribbean?
3.Why is Benjamin Banneker remembered?
A.He was the first President
B.He was a free African American scientist who helped survey the capital
C.He invented the telephone
4.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
5.Which question would help you learn how a person shaped a community?
A.What did this person build or change, and who did it affect?
B.How tall was this person?
C.What was this person's favorite color?
LessonPrint · D2.His.3.3-5 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — People Who Built New Communities
Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Jane Addams — D (Opened Hull House to serve immigrant families in Chicago, 1889) 2. Pierre-Charles L'Enfant — A (Designed the plan for Washington, D.C. in 1791) 3. Daniel Boone — C (Marked the Wilderness Road into Kentucky in 1775) 4. Sacagawea — B (Translated for Lewis and Clark when they met the Shoshone)
2.How did life change for the people already living in the Caribbean?
3.He was a free African American scientist who helped survey the capital
4.To explore the Louisiana Purchase and find a route to the Pacific
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.