The Statue of Liberty
This country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States as a gift in 1886.
France
What does the torch held in Lady Liberty’s right hand symbolize?
lighting the way to freedom
The Statue of Liberty was unveiled on this rainy day in __________.(a city)
New York City
This material gives the Statue of Liberty its green color today.
copper
The Statue of Liberty was unveiled on this date in New York City.
October 28, 1886?
Lady Liberty’s robe is styled after clothing from which ancient civilization?
ancient Rome
Which French sculptor designed the Statue of Liberty.
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
The change in the statue’s color was caused by this natural process.
oxidation
What do the seven spikes on Lady Liberty’s crown represent?
the rays of the sun
The broken chains at the statue’s feet symbolize the end of __________ in the United States.
The statue was a gift from France to celebrate America’s one hundred years of independence from _________. (a country)
Great Britain
Lady Liberty is described as a symbol of these two ideals for people from around the globe.
hope and freedom
The date inscribed on the tablet in Lady Liberty’s left hand.
July 4, 1776
This Roman goddess inspired Bartholdi’s design for the Statue of Liberty.
Libertas
The Statue of Liberty stands on __________ island, originally called Bedloe’s Island.
Liberty Island
How many people came to see the statue unveiled in 1886?
close to a million people
Over time, the statue’s copper surface changed from reddish-brown to what color because of oxidation.
green
The full height of the Statue of Liberty, including its pedestal, is __________ feet.
305 feet
Soldiers celebrated the unveiling of the statue by doing this.
firing their guns
When new, the statue’s copper surface was this color.
reddish-brown