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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 1962 César Chávez and Dolores Huerta founded an organization for whom?
  • A.Factory owners
  • B.Farm workers
  • C.Railroad builders
2.Why did Franklin organize a volunteer fire company in Philadelphia in 1736?
  • A.To train soldiers for war
  • B.To collect a new tax for the king
  • C.So neighbors could work together to put out fires
3.What is one challenge of working together in a large group?
  • A.No one ever has to give up time
  • B.Members may disagree about goals and methods
  • C.Decisions are always quick
4.In 1731 Benjamin Franklin helped start a lending library in Philadelphia. How did it work?
  • A.The king paid for every book
  • B.Members pooled money to buy books they could all borrow
  • C.Each member kept the books forever
5.Why did farm workers join together in a union?
  • A.The law forced every worker to join
  • B.Alone, each worker had little power to win fair pay and safer conditions
  • C.Farm owners asked them to
6.At the Albany Congress in 1754, what did Franklin propose?
  • A.A plan to make himself king
  • B.A plan to end all colonial trade
  • C.A plan for the colonies to unite for defense
7.During the grape strike, what did Chávez ask shoppers across the country to do?
  • A.Grow grapes at home
  • B.Buy twice as many grapes
  • C.Stop buying grapes until workers won fair contracts
8.Clara Barton founded which organization in 1881?
  • A.The farm workers' union
  • B.The American Red Cross
  • C.The League of Women Voters

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Answer key — Citizens Who Built Organizations

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  1. 1.Farm workers
  2. 2.So neighbors could work together to put out fires
  3. 3.Members may disagree about goals and methods
  4. 4.Members pooled money to buy books they could all borrow
  5. 5.Alone, each worker had little power to win fair pay and safer conditions
  6. 6.A plan for the colonies to unite for defense
  7. 7.Stop buying grapes until workers won fair contracts
  8. 8.The American Red Cross

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