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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 ship sinking at sea
  • C.A snake cut into pieces, urging the colonies to unite
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 end all colonial trade
  • C.A plan to make himself king
3.In 1962 César Chávez and Dolores Huerta founded an organization for whom?
  • A.Farm workers
  • B.Factory owners
  • C.Railroad builders
4.What is one challenge of working together in a large group?
  • A.Decisions are always quick
  • B.No one ever has to give up time
  • C.Members may disagree about goals and methods
5.Franklin helped found a hospital in Philadelphia in 1751. How was the money raised?
  • A.The king paid for all of it
  • B.The hospital sold its land
  • C.Private gifts were matched by money from the colony's assembly
6.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.Each member kept the books forever
  • C.The king paid for every book
7.Which methods did Chávez insist on?
  • A.Nonviolent ones, such as marches, boycotts and fasts
  • B.Armed rebellion
  • C.Secret attacks on farms
8.What is one benefit of working through a volunteer organization?
  • A.Members never have to agree on anything
  • B.People combine their time, money and skills for a shared goal
  • C.It replaces the government completely

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Answer key — Citizens Who Built Organizations

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  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.Farm workers
  4. 4.Members may disagree about goals and methods
  5. 5.Private gifts were matched by money from the colony's assembly
  6. 6.Members pooled money to buy books they could all borrow
  7. 7.Nonviolent ones, such as marches, boycotts and fasts
  8. 8.People combine their time, money and skills for a shared goal

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