Why did the French send the Statue of Liberty to America?

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States in 1876 for the 0/00th anniversary of independence. It took the famous French sculptor bartholdi 10 years to complete the sculpture. Why did France spend a lot of money to sculpt the Statue of Liberty and give it to the United States for ten years?

This is because the American War of Independence (1775- 1783) is not only a war between the colonies of thirteen continents in North America and Britain, but also an international war. The colonies of France, Spain and the Netherlands on 13 continents in North America fought against the British Empire. France was deeply involved in the war, not only helping the United States economically and militarily, but also sending troops directly to help the United States. Moreover, France's participation in the American War of Independence led to the bankruptcy of the country and the French Revolution.

Before the American War of Independence broke out, there was a sharp contradiction between Britain and France for the North American colony. The United States in 1777-10 in September, after the continental army won a big victory in Saratoga. France saw the fighting spirit and strength of American soldiers and civilians. France was dissatisfied with Britain's seizure of its overseas colonies, and began to provide a large number of arms to the Continental Army, and then directly participated in the war.

France and the United States helped each other in the war and forged a sincere friendship. Therefore, on the occasion of the 0/00th anniversary of American independence/KLOC-00, France transported this statue all the way to the United States, which is the best testimony of the friendship between the United States and France. The significance of this statue is not trivial, and it was also highly valued by the American people at that time.