Question

studies.
wers to questions 13 and 14 on the poem below as well as your knowledge of social
the new colossus
by emma lazarus
note: this poem was carved on the base of the statue of liberty national monument in ny harbor in
1903
a mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
mother of exiles. from her beacon - hand
glows world - wide welcome....
“keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she
with silent lips.
“give me your tired, your poor,
your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
the wretched refuse of your teeming shore,
send these, the homeless, tempest tossed, to me.
i lift my lamp beside the golden door.
source: emma lazarus, “the new colossus,” (1883).

1. according to this poem, what factors pushed immigrants to come to the united states?
2. a desire to live with their family members who were already settled there
3. a desire to see the natural beauty of the united states
4. a need to escape poverty, oppression and war in their countries of origin
5. to make their fortunes as businessmen in the u.s.s booming economy
6. emma lazarus’s poem was most likely carved onto the base of new york’s harbor’s statue of

liberty because

1. the u.s. wanted all to know that the u.s. is unwilling to accept immigrants and refugees

in its national border.

1. the u.s. wanted to send a message of welcome to migrants fleeing poverty, war and

oppression.

1. the new york harbor needed a lighthouse to protect its shoreline from intruders.
2. every american citizen supported open immigration policies to the united states.

Explanation:

For question 13: The poem references "tired, your poor," "huddled masses yearning to breathe free," "wretched refuse," "homeless, tempest tossed"—these point to escaping hardship, poverty, and turmoil in their home countries. The other options are not supported by the text.
For question 14: The poem's core is a welcoming message to displaced, struggling people. Carving it on the Statue of Liberty, a prominent national symbol, served to communicate this official welcome to migrants fleeing hardship. The other options contradict the poem's message or are factually incorrect.

Answer:

1. 3. a need to escape poverty, oppression and war in their countries of origin
2. 2. The U.S. wanted to send a message of welcome to migrants fleeing poverty, war and oppression.