Why do new American citizens need to know about the statue of liberty?

The Statue of Liberty represents many things, among them friendship between nations and freedom from oppression. Before air travel, ships would sail into New York Harbor and Lady Liberty would welcome their passengers, many of them being immigrants traveling to the United States for the first time. Lady Liberty is one of the first sites when sailing into the harbor, and she is symbolic of freedom.

Historically, the Statue of Liberty is important because she was given to the U. S. by France to celebrate America's first 100 years as a nation. It commemorates the alliance between France and the U. S. during the Revolutionary War.