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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

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Draw a line from each community to why it was founded.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Boonesborough, 1775
  • Georgia, 1733
  • Gold Rush towns, 1849
  • Pennsylvania, 1681
  • A.A frontier fort where families gathered for safety
  • B.Gave poor English families a fresh start and guarded the border with Spanish Florida
  • C.William Penn wanted a colony run by fair laws, open to all faiths
  • D.Grew fast when people rushed to California to find gold
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • St. Louis, 1764
  • Mission San Diego, 1769
  • Jamestown, 1607
  • Lowell, Massachusetts, 1820s
  • A.The Virginia Company sent English settlers hoping to make a profit
  • B.Built around cloth mills powered by a river
  • C.Chosen near where the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers meet, for river trade
  • D.Spanish priests came to convert California's Native people, who were made to work

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Answer key — Why People Formed Communities

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Boonesborough, 1775 — A (A frontier fort where families gathered for safety) 2. Georgia, 1733 — B (Gave poor English families a fresh start and guarded the border with Spanish Florida) 3. Gold Rush towns, 1849 — D (Grew fast when people rushed to California to find gold) 4. Pennsylvania, 1681 — C (William Penn wanted a colony run by fair laws, open to all faiths)
  2. 2.1. St. Louis, 1764 — C (Chosen near where the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers meet, for river trade) 2. Mission San Diego, 1769 — D (Spanish priests came to convert California's Native people, who were made to work) 3. Jamestown, 1607 — A (The Virginia Company sent English settlers hoping to make a profit) 4. Lowell, Massachusetts, 1820s — B (Built around cloth mills powered by a river)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.14.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.