Why did France send us the statue of liberty?

Answer 1

The people of France gave the Statue to the people of the United States over one hundred years ago in recognition of the friendship established during the American Revolution. Over the years, the Statue of Liberty has grown to include freedom and democracy as well as this international friendship.

Answer 2

Because the french people were happy about the freedom in the U.S.A

**"The French people were happy about freedom in the USA" is NOT the reason.

The statue was originally conceived to be given to Egypt and to light the entrance way to the Suez Canal and originally called "Lighting The Way To Freedom".

Designed to be used as a lighthouse, Frederic Bartholdi, saw this as his contribution and personal addition to all the grand and magnificent buildings erected in Egypt he much admired.

The statue has broken chains at the feet. Few people are aware of this and the people who are aware think it refers to abolished slavery in the USA when, in fact, it refers to abolished slavery of ancient Egypt.

The statue was rejected as being "too ugly" and a few other reasons by Egypt.

Bartholdi, sailing into the USA saw an empty, oval island as he approached. Since Bartholdi and his group were already working on a concept for the USA it came to him this would be the perfect place for "Lighting The Way To Freedom" to become "Lady Liberty" lighting the way to freedom.

A personal note: All the men involved with the statue were Freemasons.

1 symbol, the 7 spiked ring on the statue's head, represents the sun., a known Freemason symbol.

America desperately needs to get the education system in this country up dated. I was raised learning "facts" and history almost eighty percent of which were total fabrications, lies and folk lore.

The answer I'm responding to is the answer I would have given from the time I was 7 to about 23 years of age. Teachers....Teach the truth!

Answer 3

The Statue of Liberty was given to the American people as a symbol of Franco-American peace and of the friendship which they had developed mutually with the French during their Independence war. It also marked the centennial of the Declaration of American Independence.

The statue was also intended to be the symbol of republicanism.

It is less known that it was not entirely built by the French but was mutually built by the Americans who built the base.

Answer 4

It was a gift to celebrate America's centennial and to show freindship

Answer 5

To celebrate the centenary of the American Revolution, and to say thankyou for giving them the idea.

Answer 6

The people of France gave the Statue of Liberty to the people of the United States in 1884. This gift was an expression of friendship and of the ideal of liberty shared by both peoples.

Answer 7

They were now allies with the French and they sent it over as a peace thing.