MPS/AAA-The Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty
A large statue symbolizing hope and freedom on Liberty Island in New York Harbor
Emma Lazarus
American poet whose immigration poem is on the Statue of Liberty
Annie Moore
First immigrant to come through Ellis Island. She was 15 and Irish
Synonyms of the Statue of Liberty
Lady Liberty, Mother of Exiles
Joseph Pulitzer
United States newspaper publisher (born in Hungary) who established the Pulitzer prizes (1847-1911), had his newspaper raise thousands of dollars so the pedestal could be completed under Lady Liberty.
torch
a light carried in the hand
beacon
a light or other signal that warns and guides; a lighthouse; anything that guides or inspires
immigrant
a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there
sanctuary
a shelter from danger or hardship
Liberty Island
an island in New York Bay southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands
Ellis Island
an island in New York Bay that was formerly the principal immigration station for the United States
Collosus of Rhodes
considered to be one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world - massive stature that was created to show Cyprus' victory and power
beloved
dearly loved
imprisoned
in captivity
The New Colossus
lazarus' poem on the base of the statue of liberty
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
sculptor of Lady liberty, believed in the symbolism of an idea that i loved in both America and France - freedom
symbol
something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
Reasons why people came as immigrants during 1892 - 1945
war in their own countries, persecution due to religious beliefs, poverty, famine, a better life