Arriving in America, 1845 to 1920 is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how immigrants arrived and how they were treated, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.7.3-5. 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
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The Mexican Revolution began in 1910 and brought ten years of fighting to Mexico.
Hundreds of thousands of people crossed the border into the United States to escape the violence.
Many worked on farms, railroads and in mines across the Southwest.
They built neighborhoods in cities such as Los Angeles, San Antonio and El Paso.
Many Mexican American families in the Southwest had lived there since before the land became part of the United States in the 1840s and 1850s.
1. Why might newcomers settle in Los Angeles, San Antonio or El Paso?
2. What does this text not tell you about the newcomers?
3. Why is it wrong to call every Mexican American family in the Southwest an immigrant family?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.
The Chinese Exclusion Act
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Chinese immigrants worked in the California gold fields and built much of the transcontinental railroad.
Some white workers blamed them for low wages, and Chinese Americans faced violence and unfair laws.
In 1882 Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act. It stopped Chinese workers from immigrating and kept Chinese immigrants from becoming citizens.
It was the first major US law to keep out people of one nationality.
Congress repealed it in 1943, during World War II, when China was an ally of the United States.
1. When was the law repealed?
2. What did the law stop?
3. What does this text not tell you about Chinese Americans who were already here?
LessonPrint · D2.Geo.7.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Arriving in America, 1845 to 1920
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Mexican American neighborhoods and work on farms, railroads and in mines were there. 2. It does not tell you how many of them later returned to Mexico. 3. Many had lived there since before the land became part of the United States.
2.1. In 1943, during World War II. 2. It stopped Chinese workers from immigrating and kept Chinese immigrants from becoming citizens. 3. It does not tell you how many Chinese Americans already lived in the country in 1882.
Questions about Arriving in America, 1845 to 1920
What does the Arriving in America, 1845 to 1920 worksheet cover?
It practices how immigrants arrived and how they were treated — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Geo.7.3-5: Explain how a place's character affects who and what moves through it. The instruction to students is “Read each text, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Arriving in America, 1845 to 1920 practice?
D2.Geo.7.3-5, under Geography for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Explain how cultural and environmental characteristics affect the distribution and movement of people, goods, and ideas.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Arriving in America, 1845 to 1920 is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.7.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Arriving in America, 1845 to 1920 come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Arriving in America, 1845 to 1920 can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Arriving in America, 1845 to 1920 free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Arriving in America, 1845 to 1920, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
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