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 23 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.
German immigrants, 1850s
Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920
Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920
Chinese immigrants, 1850s
A.Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago
B.Many came after the failed revolutions of 1848 in the German states
C.Came for the Gold Rush, then were shut out by the Exclusion Act of 1882
D.Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Japanese immigrants, late 1800s
Mexican American families in the Southwest
Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s
Vietnamese refugees, after 1975
A.Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended
B.Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii
C.Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas
D.Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.6.3-5 · Set 23 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Coming to America
Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. German immigrants, 1850s — B (Many came after the failed revolutions of 1848 in the German states) 2. Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920 — D (Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities) 3. Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920 — A (Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago) 4. Chinese immigrants, 1850s — C (Came for the Gold Rush, then were shut out by the Exclusion Act of 1882)
2.1. Japanese immigrants, late 1800s — B (Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii) 2. Mexican American families in the Southwest — D (Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States) 3. Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s — C (Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas) 4. Vietnamese refugees, after 1975 — A (Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.