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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.In 1731 Benjamin Franklin helped start a lending library in Philadelphia. How did it work?
  • A.Each member kept the books forever
  • B.The king paid for every book
  • C.Members pooled money to buy books they could all borrow
2.Why did Franklin organize a volunteer fire company in Philadelphia in 1736?
  • A.To collect a new tax for the king
  • B.So neighbors could work together to put out fires
  • C.To train soldiers for war
3.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
4.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
5.What did Franklin's 1754 cartoon "Join, or Die" show?
  • A.A ship sinking at sea
  • B.An eagle holding arrows
  • C.A snake cut into pieces, urging the colonies to unite
6.Why did farm workers join together in a union?
  • A.Farm owners asked them to
  • B.Alone, each worker had little power to win fair pay and safer conditions
  • C.The law forced every worker to join
7.Which methods did Chávez insist on?
  • A.Nonviolent ones, such as marches, boycotts and fasts
  • B.Secret attacks on farms
  • C.Armed rebellion
8.Clara Barton founded which organization in 1881?
  • A.The farm workers' union
  • B.The League of Women Voters
  • C.The American Red Cross

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Answer key — Citizens Who Built Organizations

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  1. 1.Members pooled money to buy books they could all borrow
  2. 2.So neighbors could work together to put out fires
  3. 3.A plan for the colonies to unite for defense
  4. 4.People combine their time, money and skills for a shared goal
  5. 5.A snake cut into pieces, urging the colonies to unite
  6. 6.Alone, each worker had little power to win fair pay and safer conditions
  7. 7.Nonviolent ones, such as marches, boycotts and fasts
  8. 8.The American Red Cross

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