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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.
  • Christopher Columbus
  • Jane Addams
  • Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
  • Benjamin Banneker
  • A.Helped survey the boundary of the new capital in 1791
  • B.Founded St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565
  • C.Opened Hull House to serve immigrant families in Chicago, 1889
  • D.Sailed from Spain and reached the Caribbean in 1492
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.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
4.Why is Benjamin Banneker remembered?
  • A.He invented the telephone
  • B.He was a free African American scientist who helped survey the capital
  • C.He was the first President
5.What happened to the Taíno people of the Caribbean after Columbus arrived?
  • A.They became rulers of Spain
  • B.Many died from disease, forced labor and violence
  • C.Nothing changed for them

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Answer key — People Who Built New Communities

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Christopher Columbus — D (Sailed from Spain and reached the Caribbean in 1492) 2. Jane Addams — C (Opened Hull House to serve immigrant families in Chicago, 1889) 3. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés — B (Founded St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565) 4. Benjamin Banneker — A (Helped survey the boundary of the new capital in 1791)
  2. 2.How did life change for the people already living in the Caribbean?
  3. 3.Thousands of settlers moved in and built farms and towns
  4. 4.He was a free African American scientist who helped survey the capital
  5. 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.