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.
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
Brigham Young
Jane Addams
A.Opened Hull House to serve immigrant families in Chicago, 1889
B.Led Latter-day Saint settlers to found Salt Lake City in 1847
C.Built a trading post at the place that became Chicago
D.Founded St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565
2.Which question asks about the effects of Columbus's voyages?
A.What color were his ships' sails?
B.How did life change for the people already living in the Caribbean?
C.What did Columbus eat for breakfast?
3.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
4.Who already lived on the lands Lewis and Clark crossed?
A.Only settlers from England
B.No one at all
C.Many American Indian nations, such as the Mandan and Shoshone
5.What new community grew from L'Enfant's 1791 plan?
A.St. Augustine, a Spanish fort
B.Boston, a colonial port
C.Washington, D.C., the nation's capital
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Answer key — People Who Built New Communities
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Jean Baptiste Point du Sable — C (Built a trading post at the place that became Chicago) 2. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés — D (Founded St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565) 3. Brigham Young — B (Led Latter-day Saint settlers to found Salt Lake City in 1847) 4. Jane Addams — A (Opened Hull House to serve immigrant families in Chicago, 1889)
2.How did life change for the people already living in the Caribbean?
3.Thousands of settlers moved in and built farms and towns
4.Many American Indian nations, such as the Mandan and Shoshone
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.