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 18 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.
Chinese immigrants, 1850s
Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920
Irish immigrants, 1840s
Mexican American families in the Southwest
A.Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States
B.Fled a famine after a disease destroyed Ireland's potato crop
C.Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago
D.Came for the Gold Rush, then were shut out by the Exclusion Act of 1882
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Japanese immigrants, late 1800s
Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920
Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920
Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s
A.Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities
B.Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire
C.Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii
D.Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.6.3-5 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Coming to America
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Chinese immigrants, 1850s — D (Came for the Gold Rush, then were shut out by the Exclusion Act of 1882) 2. Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920 — C (Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago) 3. Irish immigrants, 1840s — B (Fled a famine after a disease destroyed Ireland's potato crop) 4. Mexican American families in the Southwest — A (Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States)
2.1. Japanese immigrants, late 1800s — C (Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii) 2. Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920 — A (Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities) 3. Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920 — B (Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire) 4. Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s — D (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.