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 14 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
Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920
Japanese immigrants, late 1800s
A.Escaped the fighting of the Mexican Revolution
B.Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire
C.Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii
D.Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Vietnamese refugees, after 1975
German immigrants, 1850s
Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s
Mexican American families in the Southwest
A.Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States
B.Many came after the failed revolutions of 1848 in the German states
C.Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended
D.Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.6.3-5 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Coming to America
Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920 — D (Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities) 2. Mexican immigrants, 1910s — A (Escaped the fighting of the Mexican Revolution) 3. Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920 — B (Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire) 4. Japanese immigrants, late 1800s — C (Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii)
2.1. Vietnamese refugees, after 1975 — C (Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended) 2. German immigrants, 1850s — B (Many came after the failed revolutions of 1848 in the German states) 3. Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s — D (Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas) 4. Mexican American families in the Southwest — A (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.