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.
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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.
Mexican American families in the Southwest
Chinese immigrants, 1850s
Japanese immigrants, late 1800s
Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920
A.Came for the Gold Rush, then were shut out by the Exclusion Act of 1882
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
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s
Irish immigrants, 1840s
Cuban immigrants, after 1959
Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920
A.Left after Fidel Castro took power, many settling in Miami
B.Fled a famine after a disease destroyed Ireland's potato crop
C.Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities
D.Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.6.3-5 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Coming to America
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Mexican American families in the Southwest — C (Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States) 2. Chinese immigrants, 1850s — A (Came for the Gold Rush, then were shut out by the Exclusion Act of 1882) 3. Japanese immigrants, late 1800s — D (Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii) 4. Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920 — B (Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago)
2.1. Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s — D (Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas) 2. Irish immigrants, 1840s — B (Fled a famine after a disease destroyed Ireland's potato crop) 3. Cuban immigrants, after 1959 — A (Left after Fidel Castro took power, many settling in Miami) 4. Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920 — C (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.