instead of becoming assimilated, the Polish minority in the German Empire became more organized, and its national consciousness grew. Of the Three Partitions, the education system in Prussia was on a higher level than in Austria and Russia, irrespective of its virulent attack on the Polish language specifically, resulting in the Września children strike in 1901–04, leading to persecution and imprisonment for refusing to accept the German textbooks and the German religion lessons. Economy From the economic perspective, the territories of the Prussian Partition were the most developed, thanks to the overall policies of the government. The German government supported efficient farming, industry, financial institutions and transport. Administrative division In the First Partition, Prussia received 38,000 km² and about 600,000 people. In the second partition, Prussia received 58,000 km² and about 1 million people. In the third, similar to the second, Prussia gained 55,000 km² and 1 million people. Overall, Prussia gained about 20 percent of the former Commonwealth territory (149;000 km²) and about 23 percent of the population (2.6 million people). From the geographical perspective, most of the territories annexed by Prussia formed the province of Greater Poland (). The Kingdom of Prussia divided the former territories of the Commonwealth it obtained into the following: Netze District - from 1772 to 1793 New Silesia - from 1795 to 1807 New East Prussia - from 1795 to 1807 South Prussia - from 1793 to 1806 East Prussia - from 1773 to 1829 West Prussia - from 1773 to 1824 Over time the administrative divisions changed. Important Prussian administrative areas set up from Polish lands included: Grand Duchy of Posen from 1815–1848 Province of Posen from 1848–1919 See also History of Poland (1795–1918) References Citations Bibliography Kingdom of Prussia Germany–Poland relations 18th century in Prussia