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
NameDate
Draw a line from each group to why it came or where it settled.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Cuban immigrants, after 1959
Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920
Mexican American families in the Southwest
Chinese immigrants, 1850s
A.Came for the Gold Rush, then were shut out by the Exclusion Act of 1882
B.Left after Fidel Castro took power, many settling in Miami
C.Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities
D.Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s
Japanese immigrants, late 1800s
Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920
Irish immigrants, 1840s
A.Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas
B.Fled a famine after a disease destroyed Ireland's potato crop
C.Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire
D.Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.6.3-5 · Set 11 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Coming to America
Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Cuban immigrants, after 1959 — B (Left after Fidel Castro took power, many settling in Miami) 2. Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920 — C (Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities) 3. Mexican American families in the Southwest — D (Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States) 4. Chinese immigrants, 1850s — A (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. Japanese immigrants, late 1800s — D (Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii) 3. Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920 — C (Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire) 4. Irish immigrants, 1840s — B (Fled a famine after a disease destroyed Ireland's potato crop)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.