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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.Why did farm workers join together in a union?
  • A.The law forced every worker to join
  • B.Farm owners asked them to
  • C.Alone, each worker had little power to win fair pay and safer conditions
2.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 hospital sold its land
  • C.The king paid for all of it
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.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.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
6.At the Albany Congress in 1754, what did Franklin propose?
  • A.A plan to end all colonial trade
  • B.A plan for the colonies to unite for defense
  • C.A plan to make himself king
7.Clara Barton founded which organization in 1881?
  • A.The American Red Cross
  • B.The farm workers' union
  • C.The League of Women Voters
8.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

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Answer key — Citizens Who Built Organizations

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  1. 1.Alone, each worker had little power to win fair pay and safer conditions
  2. 2.Private gifts were matched by money from the colony's assembly
  3. 3.Members may disagree about goals and methods
  4. 4.Members pooled money to buy books they could all borrow
  5. 5.People combine their time, money and skills for a shared goal
  6. 6.A plan for the colonies to unite for defense
  7. 7.The American Red Cross
  8. 8.So neighbors could work together to put out fires

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