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 20 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
Vietnamese refugees, after 1975
Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920
Irish immigrants, 1840s
A.Fled a famine after a disease destroyed Ireland's potato crop
B.Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago
C.Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended
D.Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920
Chinese immigrants, 1850s
Mexican American families in the Southwest
Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920
A.Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire
B.Came for the Gold Rush, then were shut out by the Exclusion Act of 1882
C.Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States
D.Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.6.3-5 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Coming to America
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s — D (Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas) 2. Vietnamese refugees, after 1975 — C (Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended) 3. Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920 — B (Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago) 4. Irish immigrants, 1840s — A (Fled a famine after a disease destroyed Ireland's potato crop)
2.1. Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920 — D (Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities) 2. Chinese immigrants, 1850s — B (Came for the Gold Rush, then were shut out by the Exclusion Act of 1882) 3. Mexican American families in the Southwest — C (Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States) 4. Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920 — A (Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.