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.
Set 12 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
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.
Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920
Mexican immigrants, 1910s
Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920
German immigrants, 1850s
A.Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities
B.Many came after the failed revolutions of 1848 in the German states
C.Escaped the fighting of the Mexican Revolution
D.Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920
Vietnamese refugees, after 1975
Mexican American families in the Southwest
Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s
A.Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended
B.Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas
C.Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States
D.Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.6.3-5 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Coming to America
Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920 — A (Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities) 2. Mexican immigrants, 1910s — C (Escaped the fighting of the Mexican Revolution) 3. Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920 — D (Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago) 4. German immigrants, 1850s — B (Many came after the failed revolutions of 1848 in the German states)
2.1. Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920 — D (Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire) 2. Vietnamese refugees, after 1975 — A (Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended) 3. Mexican American families in the Southwest — C (Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States) 4. Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s — B (Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.