Creating Communities

One of the many reasons people formed communities was to be—

• entertained

• safe and have rules to follow

• closer to their relatives

• near parks and camps

Which example below best shows how Benjamin Franklin contributed to communities?

• built the White House

• designed streets lined with trees

• began Philadelphia’s first fire department

• started a colony in South Texas

Which person helped shape the community of Washington D.C. by choosing the sites for the Capitol Building and the White House?

• Benjamin Banneker

• Pierre L’Enfant

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Who was Daniel Boone and how did he help to contribute to the creation of a new community?

• He was an explorer

• He who helped make searching for land easier in the West

• He created a new community in Kentucky called Boonesborough.

• All of the above

The Homestead Act was important because—

• made it possible for many Americans to get land for very little money

• it helped people settle the land in the West

• it helped the country add new states

• All of the above