States in the late 1800s and early 1900s? What places in Europe did ethnic Poles come from and why did they leave those places? Where did they settle in the largest numbers in the United States? What kind of work did they do? Although many Polish immigrants intended to come to the United States and make money, then return to their homelands, most did not-why? What became the most important institution for preserving Polish ethnic identity and culture in the United States?

States in the late 1800s and early 1900s? What places in Europe did ethnic Poles come from and why did they leave those places? Where did they settle in the largest numbers in the United States? What kind of work did they do? Although many Polish immigrants intended to come to the United States and make money, then return to their homelands, most did not-why? What became the most important institution for preserving Polish ethnic identity and culture in the United States?