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 21 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
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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.
Japanese immigrants, late 1800s
Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s
Mexican American families in the Southwest
Chinese immigrants, 1850s
A.Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States
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.Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Vietnamese refugees, after 1975
Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920
Cuban immigrants, after 1959
Irish immigrants, 1840s
A.Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities
B.Left after Fidel Castro took power, many settling in Miami
C.Fled a famine after a disease destroyed Ireland's potato crop
D.Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.6.3-5 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Coming to America
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Japanese immigrants, late 1800s — D (Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii) 2. Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s — B (Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas) 3. Mexican American families in the Southwest — A (Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States) 4. Chinese immigrants, 1850s — C (Came for the Gold Rush, then were shut out by the Exclusion Act of 1882)
2.1. Vietnamese refugees, after 1975 — D (Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended) 2. Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920 — A (Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities) 3. Cuban immigrants, after 1959 — B (Left after Fidel Castro took power, many settling in Miami) 4. Irish immigrants, 1840s — C (Fled a famine after a disease destroyed Ireland's potato crop)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.