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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.During the grape strike, what did Chávez ask shoppers across the country to do?
  • A.Buy twice as many grapes
  • B.Grow grapes at home
  • C.Stop buying grapes until workers won fair contracts
2.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.The king paid for every book
  • C.Each member kept the books forever
3.Why did Franklin organize a volunteer fire company in Philadelphia in 1736?
  • A.To collect a new tax for the king
  • B.So neighbors could work together to put out fires
  • C.To train soldiers for war
4.What is one challenge of working together in a large group?
  • A.Decisions are always quick
  • B.Members may disagree about goals and methods
  • C.No one ever has to give up time
5.At the Albany Congress in 1754, what did Franklin propose?
  • A.A plan to end all colonial trade
  • B.A plan for the colonies to unite for defense
  • C.A plan to make himself king
6.Franklin helped found a hospital in Philadelphia in 1751. How was the money raised?
  • A.The king paid for all of it
  • B.Private gifts were matched by money from the colony's assembly
  • C.The hospital sold its land
7.Why did farm workers join together in a union?
  • A.Alone, each worker had little power to win fair pay and safer conditions
  • B.The law forced every worker to join
  • C.Farm owners asked them to
8.What is one benefit of working through a volunteer organization?
  • A.It replaces the government completely
  • B.Members never have to agree on anything
  • C.People combine their time, money and skills for a shared goal

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Answer key — Citizens Who Built Organizations

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  1. 1.Stop buying grapes until workers won fair contracts
  2. 2.Members pooled money to buy books they could all borrow
  3. 3.So neighbors could work together to put out fires
  4. 4.Members may disagree about goals and methods
  5. 5.A plan for the colonies to unite for defense
  6. 6.Private gifts were matched by money from the colony's assembly
  7. 7.Alone, each worker had little power to win fair pay and safer conditions
  8. 8.People combine their time, money and skills for a shared goal

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