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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.Which methods did Chávez insist on?
  • A.Nonviolent ones, such as marches, boycotts and fasts
  • B.Armed rebellion
  • C.Secret attacks on farms
2.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
3.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
4.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
5.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
6.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
7.What is one benefit of working through a volunteer organization?
  • A.People combine their time, money and skills for a shared goal
  • B.Members never have to agree on anything
  • C.It replaces the government completely
8.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

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Answer key — Citizens Who Built Organizations

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  1. 1.Nonviolent ones, such as marches, boycotts and fasts
  2. 2.A snake cut into pieces, urging the colonies to unite
  3. 3.Members pooled money to buy books they could all borrow
  4. 4.Members may disagree about goals and methods
  5. 5.A plan for the colonies to unite for defense
  6. 6.So neighbors could work together to put out fires
  7. 7.People combine their time, money and skills for a shared goal
  8. 8.Stop buying grapes until workers won fair contracts

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