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 19 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.
Irish immigrants, 1840s
German immigrants, 1850s
Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s
Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920
A.Fled a famine after a disease destroyed Ireland's potato crop
B.Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas
C.Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire
D.Many came after the failed revolutions of 1848 in the German states
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Mexican American families in the Southwest
Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920
Japanese immigrants, late 1800s
Cuban immigrants, after 1959
A.Left after Fidel Castro took power, many settling in Miami
B.Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago
C.Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States
D.Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii
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Answer key — Coming to America
Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Irish immigrants, 1840s — A (Fled a famine after a disease destroyed Ireland's potato crop) 2. German immigrants, 1850s — D (Many came after the failed revolutions of 1848 in the German states) 3. Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s — B (Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas) 4. Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920 — C (Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire)
2.1. Mexican American families in the Southwest — C (Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States) 2. Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920 — B (Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago) 3. Japanese immigrants, late 1800s — D (Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii) 4. Cuban immigrants, after 1959 — A (Left after Fidel Castro took power, many settling in Miami)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.