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Arriving in America, 1845 to 1920 is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how immigrants arrived and how they were treated, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.7.3-5. It prints 2 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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Arriving in America, 1845 to 1920

D2.Geo.7.3-5

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Read each text, then answer the questions.

1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Ellis Island

An information text written for this worksheet. Ellis Island, in New York Harbor near the Statue of Liberty, opened as an immigration station on January 1, 1892. About 12 million immigrants passed through it before it closed in 1954. Doctors checked each arrival for illness, and officers asked questions about family, work and money. Most people passed through in a few hours. About 2 out of every 100 were sent back, usually because of illness.

  1. 1. Why were some people sent back?
  2. 2. What did doctors check each arrival for?
  3. 3. What does this text not tell you about the immigrants?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Leaving the Mexican Revolution

An information text written for this worksheet. The Mexican Revolution began in 1910 and brought ten years of fighting to Mexico. Hundreds of thousands of people crossed the border into the United States to escape the violence. Many worked on farms, railroads and in mines across the Southwest. They built neighborhoods in cities such as Los Angeles, San Antonio and El Paso. Many Mexican American families in the Southwest had lived there since before the land became part of the United States in the 1840s and 1850s.

  1. 1. What work did many of the newcomers do?
  2. 2. Why might newcomers settle in Los Angeles, San Antonio or El Paso?
  3. 3. When did the Mexican Revolution begin?

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Answer key — Arriving in America, 1845 to 1920

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  1. 1.1. Usually because of illness. 2. Illness. 3. It does not tell you which countries the immigrants came from.
  2. 2.1. They worked on farms, railroads and in mines. 2. Mexican American neighborhoods and work on farms, railroads and in mines were there. 3. In 1910.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.7.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.