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 4 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.
William Penn
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
Christopher Columbus
Sacagawea
A.Founded Pennsylvania and planned the city of Philadelphia
B.Built a trading post at the place that became Chicago
C.Translated for Lewis and Clark when they met the Shoshone
D.Sailed from Spain and reached the Caribbean in 1492
2.How did the Wilderness Road change Kentucky?
A.Everyone moved out of Kentucky
B.Thousands of settlers moved in and built farms and towns
C.Kentucky became part of Mexico
3.Why is Benjamin Banneker remembered?
A.He invented the telephone
B.He was the first President
C.He was a free African American scientist who helped survey the capital
4.Why did Jane Addams open Hull House?
A.To train soldiers
B.To help immigrant families with classes, child care and clubs
C.To sell houses for profit
5.Why did President Jefferson send Lewis and Clark west in 1804?
A.To explore the Louisiana Purchase and find a route to the Pacific
B.To find gold in Florida
C.To build a canal to Canada
LessonPrint · D2.His.3.3-5 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — People Who Built New Communities
Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. William Penn — A (Founded Pennsylvania and planned the city of Philadelphia) 2. Jean Baptiste Point du Sable — B (Built a trading post at the place that became Chicago) 3. Christopher Columbus — D (Sailed from Spain and reached the Caribbean in 1492) 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.He was a free African American scientist who helped survey the capital
4.To help immigrant families with classes, child care and clubs
5.To explore the Louisiana Purchase and find a route to the Pacific
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.