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 15 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.
Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s
Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920
Chinese immigrants, 1850s
Mexican immigrants, 1910s
A.Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago
B.Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas
C.Came for the Gold Rush, then were shut out by the Exclusion Act of 1882
D.Escaped the fighting of the Mexican Revolution
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Vietnamese refugees, after 1975
German immigrants, 1850s
Japanese immigrants, late 1800s
Mexican American families in the Southwest
A.Many came after the failed revolutions of 1848 in the German states
B.Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended
C.Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii
D.Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.6.3-5 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Coming to America
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s — B (Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas) 2. Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920 — A (Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago) 3. Chinese immigrants, 1850s — C (Came for the Gold Rush, then were shut out by the Exclusion Act of 1882) 4. Mexican immigrants, 1910s — D (Escaped the fighting of the Mexican Revolution)
2.1. Vietnamese refugees, after 1975 — B (Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended) 2. German immigrants, 1850s — A (Many came after the failed revolutions of 1848 in the German states) 3. Japanese immigrants, late 1800s — C (Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii) 4. Mexican American families in the Southwest — D (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.