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.
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
William Penn
Christopher Columbus
John Smith
A.Sailed from Spain and reached the Caribbean in 1492
B.Founded St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565
C.Helped lead the Jamestown colony in Virginia
D.Founded Pennsylvania and planned the city of Philadelphia
2.Who already lived on the lands Lewis and Clark crossed?
A.No one at all
B.Many American Indian nations, such as the Mandan and Shoshone
C.Only settlers from England
3.Which question asks about the effects of Columbus's voyages?
A.How did life change for the people already living in the Caribbean?
B.What did Columbus eat for breakfast?
C.What color were his ships' sails?
4.Why did Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road matter to the Shawnee and Cherokee?
A.It brought them new land of their own
B.Settlers on the road took over lands where they hunted
C.It had nothing to do with them
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 7. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés — B (Founded St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565) 2. William Penn — D (Founded Pennsylvania and planned the city of Philadelphia) 3. Christopher Columbus — A (Sailed from Spain and reached the Caribbean in 1492) 4. John Smith — C (Helped lead the Jamestown colony in Virginia)
2.Many American Indian nations, such as the Mandan and Shoshone
3.How did life change for the people already living in the Caribbean?
4.Settlers on the road took over lands where they hunted
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.