Why People Formed Communities is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the reasons people founded early American communities, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.14.3-5. It prints 2 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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Why People Formed Communities
D2.His.14.3-5
NameDate
Draw a line from each community to why it was founded.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Jamestown, 1607
Santa Fe, 1610
Mission San Diego, 1769
Lowell, Massachusetts, 1820s
A.The Virginia Company sent English settlers hoping to make a profit
B.Spanish priests came to convert California's Native people, who were made to work
C.Built around cloth mills powered by a river
D.Became the capital and seat of government of Spain's colony of New Mexico
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Boonesborough, 1775
Georgia, 1733
New Amsterdam, 1625
St. Louis, 1764
A.Chosen near where the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers meet, for river trade
B.A frontier fort where families gathered for safety
C.Gave poor English families a fresh start and guarded the border with Spanish Florida
D.Dutch traders set up a post to buy furs
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Answer key — Why People Formed Communities
Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Jamestown, 1607 — A (The Virginia Company sent English settlers hoping to make a profit) 2. Santa Fe, 1610 — D (Became the capital and seat of government of Spain's colony of New Mexico) 3. Mission San Diego, 1769 — B (Spanish priests came to convert California's Native people, who were made to work) 4. Lowell, Massachusetts, 1820s — C (Built around cloth mills powered by a river)
2.1. Boonesborough, 1775 — B (A frontier fort where families gathered for safety) 2. Georgia, 1733 — C (Gave poor English families a fresh start and guarded the border with Spanish Florida) 3. New Amsterdam, 1625 — D (Dutch traders set up a post to buy furs) 4. St. Louis, 1764 — A (Chosen near where the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers meet, for river trade)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.14.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.