Reasons to leave

-To help fight for independence in the revolutionary war
-Poles had a rebellion toward the government that Russia ended, and Russia took Poland and poles left due to it
- Poverty
- Lack of land
- Rich farmland in America
- Wanted democratic government
- U.S. Citizen offered to pay for journey
- Jobs asked poles to work
- Just wanted a good sum of money to come back with
- Hitler took over