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.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Brigham Young
Sacagawea
Pierre-Charles L'Enfant
A.Led Latter-day Saint settlers to found Salt Lake City in 1847
B.Translated for Lewis and Clark when they met the Shoshone
C.Designed the plan for Washington, D.C. in 1791
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.Everyone moved out of Kentucky
C.Kentucky became part of Mexico
3.Why did Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road matter to the Shawnee and Cherokee?
A.It had nothing to do with them
B.Settlers on the road took over lands where they hunted
C.It brought them new land of their own
4.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
5.What new community grew from L'Enfant's 1791 plan?
A.St. Augustine, a Spanish fort
B.Washington, D.C., the nation's capital
C.Boston, a colonial port
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Answer key — People Who Built New Communities
Set 3. 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. Sacagawea — B (Translated for Lewis and Clark when they met the Shoshone) 4. Pierre-Charles L'Enfant — C (Designed the plan for Washington, D.C. in 1791)
2.Thousands of settlers moved in and built farms and towns
3.Settlers on the road took over lands where they hunted
4.To explore the Louisiana Purchase and find a route to the Pacific
5.Washington, D.C., the nation's capital
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.