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 20 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.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Brigham Young
John Smith
Sacagawea
A.Led Latter-day Saint settlers to found Salt Lake City in 1847
B.Helped lead the Jamestown colony in Virginia
C.Translated for Lewis and Clark when they met the Shoshone
D.Led the Corps of Discovery to the Pacific Ocean, 1804 to 1806
2.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
3.Which question asks about the effects of Columbus's voyages?
A.What color were his ships' sails?
B.How did life change for the people already living in the Caribbean?
C.What did Columbus eat for breakfast?
4.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
5.What was Sacagawea's home nation?
A.The Shoshone
B.The Seminole
C.The Inuit
LessonPrint · D2.His.3.3-5 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — People Who Built New Communities
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark — D (Led the Corps of Discovery to the Pacific Ocean, 1804 to 1806) 2. Brigham Young — A (Led Latter-day Saint settlers to found Salt Lake City in 1847) 3. John Smith — B (Helped lead the Jamestown colony in Virginia) 4. Sacagawea — C (Translated for Lewis and Clark when they met the Shoshone)
2.Thousands of settlers moved in and built farms and towns
3.How did life change for the people already living in the Caribbean?
4.He was a free African American scientist who helped survey the capital
5.The Shoshone
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.