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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 did Franklin's 1754 cartoon "Join, or Die" show?
  • A.An eagle holding arrows
  • B.A snake cut into pieces, urging the colonies to unite
  • C.A ship sinking at sea
2.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
3.In 1731 Benjamin Franklin helped start a lending library in Philadelphia. How did it work?
  • A.The king paid for every book
  • B.Each member kept the books forever
  • C.Members pooled money to buy books they could all borrow
4.Franklin helped found a hospital in Philadelphia in 1751. How was the money raised?
  • A.Private gifts were matched by money from the colony's assembly
  • B.The king paid for all of it
  • C.The hospital sold its land
5.Clara Barton founded which organization in 1881?
  • A.The farm workers' union
  • B.The American Red Cross
  • C.The League of Women Voters
6.In 1962 César Chávez and Dolores Huerta founded an organization for whom?
  • A.Factory owners
  • B.Railroad builders
  • C.Farm workers
7.Why did Franklin organize a volunteer fire company in Philadelphia in 1736?
  • A.To collect a new tax for the king
  • B.To train soldiers for war
  • C.So neighbors could work together to put out fires
8.Which methods did Chávez insist on?
  • A.Nonviolent ones, such as marches, boycotts and fasts
  • B.Armed rebellion
  • C.Secret attacks on farms

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Answer key — Citizens Who Built Organizations

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  1. 1.A snake cut into pieces, urging the colonies to unite
  2. 2.A plan for the colonies to unite for defense
  3. 3.Members pooled money to buy books they could all borrow
  4. 4.Private gifts were matched by money from the colony's assembly
  5. 5.The American Red Cross
  6. 6.Farm workers
  7. 7.So neighbors could work together to put out fires
  8. 8.Nonviolent ones, such as marches, boycotts and fasts

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