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 21 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
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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.
William Penn
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Pierre-Charles L'Enfant
Benjamin Banneker
A.Helped survey the boundary of the new capital in 1791
B.Designed the plan for Washington, D.C. in 1791
C.Founded Pennsylvania and planned the city of Philadelphia
D.Led the Corps of Discovery to the Pacific Ocean, 1804 to 1806
2.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
3.Which question asks about the effects of Columbus's voyages?
A.What color were his ships' sails?
B.What did Columbus eat for breakfast?
C.How did life change for the people already living in the Caribbean?
4.What was Sacagawea's home nation?
A.The Seminole
B.The Shoshone
C.The Inuit
5.What happened to the Taíno people of the Caribbean after Columbus arrived?
A.Many died from disease, forced labor and violence
B.Nothing changed for them
C.They became rulers of Spain
LessonPrint · D2.His.3.3-5 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — People Who Built New Communities
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. William Penn — C (Founded Pennsylvania and planned the city of Philadelphia) 2. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark — D (Led the Corps of Discovery to the Pacific Ocean, 1804 to 1806) 3. Pierre-Charles L'Enfant — B (Designed the plan for Washington, D.C. in 1791) 4. Benjamin Banneker — A (Helped survey the boundary of the new capital in 1791)
2.To explore the Louisiana Purchase and find a route to the Pacific
3.How did life change for the people already living in the Caribbean?
4.The Shoshone
5.Many died from disease, forced labor and violence
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.