The Statue of Liberty was given to the United States by France in 1876 as a gesture of international goodwill to celebrate the 100th anniversary of American independence. In her right hand, Lady Liberty holds a torch representing freedom; in her left, a tablet inscribed with the date of the Declaration of Independence. The seven points on her crown represent the dream of freedom spreading to the seven seas and continents of the world. The broken chains at her feet symbolize new-found freedom.
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