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 9 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.
Chinese immigrants, 1850s
Vietnamese refugees, after 1975
Cuban immigrants, after 1959
Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920
A.Left after Fidel Castro took power, many settling in Miami
B.Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago
C.Came for the Gold Rush, then were shut out by the Exclusion Act of 1882
D.Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Mexican American families in the Southwest
Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920
Mexican immigrants, 1910s
Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s
A.Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas
B.Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States
C.Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities
D.Escaped the fighting of the Mexican Revolution
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.6.3-5 · Set 9 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Coming to America
Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Chinese immigrants, 1850s — C (Came for the Gold Rush, then were shut out by the Exclusion Act of 1882) 2. Vietnamese refugees, after 1975 — D (Fled their country after the Vietnam War ended) 3. Cuban immigrants, after 1959 — A (Left after Fidel Castro took power, many settling in Miami) 4. Polish immigrants, 1890 to 1920 — B (Worked in steel mills and meatpacking plants in cities such as Chicago)
2.1. Mexican American families in the Southwest — B (Many had lived there before the land became part of the United States) 2. Italian immigrants, 1880 to 1920 — C (Many left poor villages in southern Italy for jobs building American cities) 3. Mexican immigrants, 1910s — D (Escaped the fighting of the Mexican Revolution) 4. Norwegian and Swedish immigrants, late 1800s — A (Settled farms in Minnesota and the Dakotas)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.