Coming to America is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on why immigrant groups came and where they settled, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.6.3-5. 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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Coming to America
D2.Geo.6.3-5
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Draw a line from each group to why it came or where it settled.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920
Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920
Vietnamese refugees, after 1975
Chinese immigrants, 1850s
A.Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended
B.Came for the Gold Rush, then were shut out by the Exclusion Act of 1882
C.Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire
D.Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s
Irish immigrants, 1840s
Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920
Mexican American families in the Southwest
A.Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas
B.Fled a famine after a disease destroyed Ireland's potato crop
C.Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States
D.Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago
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Answer key — Coming to America
Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920 — C (Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire) 2. Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920 — D (Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities) 3. Vietnamese refugees, after 1975 — A (Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended) 4. Chinese immigrants, 1850s — B (Came for the Gold Rush, then were shut out by the Exclusion Act of 1882)
2.1. Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s — A (Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas) 2. Irish immigrants, 1840s — B (Fled a famine after a disease destroyed Ireland's potato crop) 3. Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920 — D (Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago) 4. Mexican American families in the Southwest — C (Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.