7TH - AMERICAN HISTORY - SET 3 - FINAL REVIEW SEMESTER 1
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SECTION 3 OF THE AMERICAN HISTORY REVIEW: LADY LIBERTY AND ELLIS ISLAND
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Terms | Definitions |
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 Where is the Statue of LIberty? | The Statue of Liberty is located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor in New York City. |
| Who gave the United States the Statue of Liberty? | The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from the French. |
| What year was the idea of the Statue of Liberty developed by the French? | The idea of the gift of the Statue of Liberty was developed in 1865. |
| Why did the French give the United States the Statue of LIberty? | The French wanted to thank the United States for creating a government based on liberty. At this time the French did not havea government based on liberty. |
| What did the French think about the Civil War in the United States? | The French saw the Civil War as a triumph for forces of liberty, even though it was terrible. |
| How big was the Statue of Liberty? | The statue was big. It was 151 feet from tip to toe, weighed 225 tons, had a waist 35 feet thinck, and could hold 40 people in her head. |
| When was the Statue of lIberty shipped? | The Statue of Liberty was shipped in 1876 in 214 crates. |
| What was special about the 100th celebration of the United States? | Parts of the Statue of Liberty was displayed in Philadelphia in 1876 at the 100th celebration of the United states. |
| What happened to the statue after the 100th celebration? | The Statue of Liberty was sent to New York to be erected at Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor, but there was not money available to build a pedestal for her to be erected on. |
| Who decided that ordinary people would pay for the pedestal? | John Pulitzer, who was the owner of the New York World decided that the ordinary people would pay for the pedestal. |
| What would happen for anyone who donated money for the pedestal? | John Pulitzer said that anyone who donated money of any amount would have his or her name printed in his paper, the New York World. |
| What happened with the pedestal? | Pulitzer made the state a patriotic cause; throughout America, people gave donations and enough money was raised for the building the pedestal and in 1885, Lady Liberty was erected on the pedestal. |
| What was the poem about Lady Liberty? | The poem was called "The Colossus" written by Emma Lazarus, who had Jewish ancestors that had fled persecution in Europe. |
| What is engraved on the pedestal? | The last five lines are engraved on the pedestal of the statue. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Sned these the homeless, tempest-tost to me |
| What 2 things does Lady Liberty represent? | Lady Liberty represents a spirit of freedom and America's lolicy of welcome to people around the world. |
| How many people can trace their heritage to Ellis Island? | 4 out 10 American can trace their heritage through Ellis Island. |
| What happened if someone couldn't pass the health inspection at Ellis Island? | The immigrant would be sent back to the country he or she came from. |
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