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Citizens Who Built Organizations is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how Franklin, Chávez and others organized people to work together, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.6.3-5. It prints 8 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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Citizens Who Built Organizations

D2.Civ.6.3-5

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1.In 1731 Benjamin Franklin helped start a lending library in Philadelphia. How did it work?
  • A.Members pooled money to buy books they could all borrow
  • B.Each member kept the books forever
  • C.The king paid for every book
2.Clara Barton founded which organization in 1881?
  • A.The farm workers' union
  • B.The League of Women Voters
  • C.The American Red Cross
3.Why did Franklin organize a volunteer fire company in Philadelphia in 1736?
  • A.To train soldiers for war
  • B.So neighbors could work together to put out fires
  • C.To collect a new tax for the king
4.At the Albany Congress in 1754, what did Franklin propose?
  • A.A plan to end all colonial trade
  • B.A plan to make himself king
  • C.A plan for the colonies to unite for defense
5.Which methods did Chávez insist on?
  • A.Armed rebellion
  • B.Secret attacks on farms
  • C.Nonviolent ones, such as marches, boycotts and fasts
6.What is one benefit of working through a volunteer organization?
  • A.Members never have to agree on anything
  • B.People combine their time, money and skills for a shared goal
  • C.It replaces the government completely
7.Why did farm workers join together in a union?
  • A.Farm owners asked them to
  • B.The law forced every worker to join
  • C.Alone, each worker had little power to win fair pay and safer conditions
8.Franklin helped found a hospital in Philadelphia in 1751. How was the money raised?
  • A.The hospital sold its land
  • B.Private gifts were matched by money from the colony's assembly
  • C.The king paid for all of it

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Answer key — Citizens Who Built Organizations

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  1. 1.Members pooled money to buy books they could all borrow
  2. 2.The American Red Cross
  3. 3.So neighbors could work together to put out fires
  4. 4.A plan for the colonies to unite for defense
  5. 5.Nonviolent ones, such as marches, boycotts and fasts
  6. 6.People combine their time, money and skills for a shared goal
  7. 7.Alone, each worker had little power to win fair pay and safer conditions
  8. 8.Private gifts were matched by money from the colony's assembly

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.