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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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
Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920
Cuban immigrants, after 1959
Mexican immigrants, 1910s
A.Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas
B.Left after Fidel Castro took power, many settling in Miami
C.Escaped the fighting of the Mexican Revolution
D.Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Vietnamese refugees, after 1975
Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920
Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920
German immigrants, 1850s
A.Many came after the failed revolutions of 1848 in the German states
B.Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities
C.Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago
D.Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.6.3-5 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Coming to America
Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s — A (Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas) 2. Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920 — D (Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire) 3. Cuban immigrants, after 1959 — B (Left after Fidel Castro took power, many settling in Miami) 4. Mexican immigrants, 1910s — C (Escaped the fighting of the Mexican Revolution)
2.1. Vietnamese refugees, after 1975 — D (Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended) 2. Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920 — C (Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago) 3. Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920 — B (Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities) 4. German immigrants, 1850s — A (Many came after the failed revolutions of 1848 in the German states)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.