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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.What is one benefit of working through a volunteer organization?
  • A.Members never have to agree on anything
  • B.It replaces the government completely
  • C.People combine their time, money and skills for a shared goal
2.What did Franklin's 1754 cartoon "Join, or Die" show?
  • A.A snake cut into pieces, urging the colonies to unite
  • B.A ship sinking at sea
  • C.An eagle holding arrows
3.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
4.At the Albany Congress in 1754, what did Franklin propose?
  • A.A plan for the colonies to unite for defense
  • B.A plan to end all colonial trade
  • C.A plan to make himself king
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.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
7.What is one challenge of working together in a large group?
  • A.No one ever has to give up time
  • B.Decisions are always quick
  • C.Members may disagree about goals and methods
8.Franklin helped found a hospital in Philadelphia in 1751. How was the money raised?
  • A.The hospital sold its land
  • B.The king paid for all of it
  • C.Private gifts were matched by money from the colony's assembly

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Answer key — Citizens Who Built Organizations

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.People combine their time, money and skills for a shared goal
  2. 2.A snake cut into pieces, urging the colonies to unite
  3. 3.Stop buying grapes until workers won fair contracts
  4. 4.A plan for the colonies to unite for defense
  5. 5.Alone, each worker had little power to win fair pay and safer conditions
  6. 6.So neighbors could work together to put out fires
  7. 7.Members may disagree about goals and methods
  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.