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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.At the Albany Congress in 1754, what did Franklin propose?
  • A.A plan for the colonies to unite for defense
  • B.A plan to make himself king
  • C.A plan to end all colonial trade
2.During the grape strike, what did Chávez ask shoppers across the country to do?
  • A.Grow grapes at home
  • B.Stop buying grapes until workers won fair contracts
  • C.Buy twice as many grapes
3.What is one challenge of working together in a large group?
  • A.Members may disagree about goals and methods
  • B.Decisions are always quick
  • C.No one ever has to give up time
4.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
5.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
6.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
7.Which methods did Chávez insist on?
  • A.Secret attacks on farms
  • B.Armed rebellion
  • C.Nonviolent ones, such as marches, boycotts and fasts
8.What did Franklin's 1754 cartoon "Join, or Die" show?
  • A.A ship sinking at sea
  • B.A snake cut into pieces, urging the colonies to unite
  • C.An eagle holding arrows

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Answer key — Citizens Who Built Organizations

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  1. 1.A plan for the colonies to unite for defense
  2. 2.Stop buying grapes until workers won fair contracts
  3. 3.Members may disagree about goals and methods
  4. 4.Alone, each worker had little power to win fair pay and safer conditions
  5. 5.People combine their time, money and skills for a shared goal
  6. 6.Members pooled money to buy books they could all borrow
  7. 7.Nonviolent ones, such as marches, boycotts and fasts
  8. 8.A snake cut into pieces, urging the colonies to unite

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