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She represents the United States

But the world-famous Statue of Liberty standing in New York Harbor was built in France. The statue was presented to the U.S., taken apart, shipped across the Atlantic Ocean in crates, and rebuilt in the U. S. It was France’s gift to the American people.

It all started at dinner one night near Paris in 1865. A group of Frenchmen were discussing their dictator-like emperor and the democratic government of the U.S. They decided to build a monument to American freedom—and perhaps even strengthen French demands for democracy in their own country.

At that dinner was the sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi (bar-TOLE-dee). He imagined a statue of a woman holding a torch burning with the light of freedom.

Turning Bartholdi’s idea into reality took 21 years. French supporters raised money to build the statue, and Americans paid for the pedestal it would stand on. Finally, in 1886, the statue was dedicated.


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After reading the story about the Statue of Liberty answer the questions below.

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 1. What does the Statue of Liberty represent?
A. The United States
B.  free people
C.  New York City
D. France

 
 2. Where was the Statue of Liberty built?
A. New York City
B.  France
C.  England
D. Italy

 
 3. In what year was the thought of building the Statue of Liberty?
A. 1658
B.  1685
C.  1866
D. 1865

 
 4. Who was the sculptor that designed the statue.
A. George Washington
B.  George Bush
C.  Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi
D. Frederic - Green

 
 5. The torch burning represents what?
A. light of freedom
B.  that it is dark outside
C.  France
D. women

 
 6. How many years did it take to turn the idea of the statue into reality?
A. 12 years
B. 21 years
C. 10 years
D.  5 years

 
 7. How did they get enough money for the statue?
A. the people of New York City paid for it
B.  Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi paid for it
C.  French supporters raised money
D. the American people paid for it

 
 8. Who paid for the pedestal it stands on?
A. Governor of New York
B.  President of the United States
C.  Americans
D. French

 
 9. When was the statue dedicated?
A. 1884
B.  1880
C.  1865
D. 1886

 
 10. How did the statue get to the U.S.?
A. by plane
B. taken apart and shipped across the Atlantic Ocean
C.  by bus
D. by truck

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