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 8 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.
Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920
Mexican immigrants, 1910s
Japanese immigrants, late 1800s
Irish immigrants, 1840s
A.Fled a famine after a disease destroyed Ireland's potato crop
B.Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago
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.
Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920
Vietnamese refugees, after 1975
Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920
Cuban immigrants, after 1959
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 violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire
D.Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.6.3-5 · Set 8 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Coming to America
Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920 — B (Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago) 2. Mexican immigrants, 1910s — C (Escaped the fighting of the Mexican Revolution) 3. Japanese immigrants, late 1800s — D (Many first worked on sugar plantations in Hawaii) 4. Irish immigrants, 1840s — A (Fled a famine after a disease destroyed Ireland's potato crop)
2.1. Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, 1880 to 1920 — C (Fled violent attacks called pogroms in the Russian Empire) 2. Vietnamese refugees, after 1975 — D (Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended) 3. Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920 — A (Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities) 4. Cuban immigrants, after 1959 — B (Left after Fidel Castro took power, many settling in Miami)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.