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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.
  • Daniel Boone
  • John Smith
  • Jane Addams
  • Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
  • A.Opened Hull House to serve immigrant families in Chicago, 1889
  • B.Marked the Wilderness Road into Kentucky in 1775
  • C.Helped lead the Jamestown colony in Virginia
  • D.Built a trading post at the place that became Chicago
2.Why did Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road matter to the Shawnee and Cherokee?
  • A.It had nothing to do with them
  • B.It brought them new land of their own
  • C.Settlers on the road took over lands where they hunted
3.What new community grew from L'Enfant's 1791 plan?
  • A.Washington, D.C., the nation's capital
  • B.Boston, a colonial port
  • C.St. Augustine, a Spanish fort
4.What was Sacagawea's home nation?
  • A.The Shoshone
  • B.The Inuit
  • C.The Seminole
5.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

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Answer key — People Who Built New Communities

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Daniel Boone — B (Marked the Wilderness Road into Kentucky in 1775) 2. John Smith — C (Helped lead the Jamestown colony in Virginia) 3. Jane Addams — A (Opened Hull House to serve immigrant families in Chicago, 1889) 4. Jean Baptiste Point du Sable — D (Built a trading post at the place that became Chicago)
  2. 2.Settlers on the road took over lands where they hunted
  3. 3.Washington, D.C., the nation's capital
  4. 4.The Shoshone
  5. 5.Many American Indian nations, such as the Mandan and Shoshone

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.