Life in the U.S.A.

- Docked at New York Harbor
- Settled in Manhattan, New York; Immigration Station, Ellis Island
- Cleared land in western states to own it
- Worked in; factories, mines in Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio
- Many killed during work
- People in U.S. thought the Polish were dangerous and will take jobs from them
- Had trouble learning language and mistreated for it
- People thought poles were lazy, dirty, and dumb