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 22 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
Cuban immigrants, after 1959
Mexican immigrants, 1910s
Mexican American families in the Southwest
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.Escaped the fighting of the Mexican Revolution
D.Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920
Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920
Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s
Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920
A.Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire
B.Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities
C.Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas
D.Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago
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Answer key — Coming to America
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Japanese immigrants, late 1800s — D (Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii) 2. Cuban immigrants, after 1959 — B (Left after Fidel Castro took power, many settling in Miami) 3. Mexican immigrants, 1910s — C (Escaped the fighting of the Mexican Revolution) 4. Mexican American families in the Southwest — A (Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States)
2.1. Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920 — D (Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago) 2. Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920 — A (Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire) 3. Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s — C (Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas) 4. Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920 — B (Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.