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 17 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
Vietnamese refugees, after 1975
Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920
Chinese immigrants, 1850s
A.Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago
B.Came for the Gold Rush, then were shut out by the Exclusion Act of 1882
C.Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended
D.Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Mexican American families in the Southwest
Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s
Cuban immigrants, after 1959
Japanese immigrants, late 1800s
A.Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States
B.Left after Fidel Castro took power, many settling in Miami
C.Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas
D.Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.6.3-5 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Coming to America
Set 17. 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. Vietnamese refugees, after 1975 — C (Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended) 3. Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920 — A (Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago) 4. Chinese immigrants, 1850s — B (Came for the Gold Rush, then were shut out by the Exclusion Act of 1882)
2.1. Mexican American families in the Southwest — A (Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States) 2. Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s — C (Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas) 3. Cuban immigrants, after 1959 — B (Left after Fidel Castro took power, many settling in Miami) 4. Japanese immigrants, late 1800s — D (Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.