USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Lady Liberty literally welcomed more than 12 million immigrants to the United States, sharing a vision of freedom and opportunity. After immigrants traveled thousands of miles across the Atlantic, they were greeted by the empowering image and reminded of the determination and resilience of the American people.

Detailed explanation-2: -After the Statue was presented to Levi P Morton, the U.S. minister to France, on July 4, 1884 in Paris, it was disassembled and shipped to the United States aboard the French Navy ship, Isère. The Statue arrived in New York Harbor on June 17, 1885, and was met with great fanfare.

Detailed explanation-3: -Due to the proximity of where the Statue of Liberty was situated near Ellis Island in the New York Harbor, immigrants entering the United States often associated its meaning as one of hope and opportunity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Between 1886 and 1924, almost 14 million immigrants entered the United States through New York. The Statue of Liberty was a reassuring sign that they had arrived in the land of their dreams.

Detailed explanation-5: -As European immigrants streamed into New York at the turn of the twentieth century, Lady Liberty became the first thing that they saw upon approaching land. This made the statue an important symbol for the immigrants hoping to find opportunity in America.