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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.
  • William Penn
  • Pierre-Charles L'Enfant
  • Benjamin Banneker
  • Jane Addams
  • A.Founded Pennsylvania and planned the city of Philadelphia
  • B.Helped survey the boundary of the new capital in 1791
  • C.Opened Hull House to serve immigrant families in Chicago, 1889
  • D.Designed the plan for Washington, D.C. in 1791
2.How did the Wilderness Road change Kentucky?
  • A.Everyone moved out of Kentucky
  • B.Kentucky became part of Mexico
  • C.Thousands of settlers moved in and built farms and towns
3.Why did Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road matter to the Shawnee and Cherokee?
  • A.It brought them new land of their own
  • B.It had nothing to do with them
  • C.Settlers on the road took over lands where they hunted
4.What happened to the Taíno people of the Caribbean after Columbus arrived?
  • A.They became rulers of Spain
  • B.Nothing changed for them
  • C.Many died from disease, forced labor and violence
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?

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Answer key — People Who Built New Communities

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. William Penn — A (Founded Pennsylvania and planned the city of Philadelphia) 2. Pierre-Charles L'Enfant — D (Designed the plan for Washington, D.C. in 1791) 3. Benjamin Banneker — B (Helped survey the boundary of the new capital in 1791) 4. Jane Addams — C (Opened Hull House to serve immigrant families in Chicago, 1889)
  2. 2.Thousands of settlers moved in and built farms and towns
  3. 3.Settlers on the road took over lands where they hunted
  4. 4.Many died from disease, forced labor and violence
  5. 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.