Historical Context

by: Amy Wyatt


Battle of Chickamauga: September 19 – 20, 1863: Ch. 1 – 5

Evacuation of Richmond: April 3, 1864: Ch. 1 - 5

End of Slavery: 1865: Ch. 6 – 9

Seminole Indians: Occupied Florida 18th century, but forced to move during the 19th century – now live in Oklahoma:
Ch. 10 – 15

Okeechobee hurricane: September 16, 1928: Ch. 16 – 20

Great Depression: Begun in 1920’s: Throughout the book

Race Colonies: Around 1914: Ch. 6 – 9

The Great Migration: 1920: Throughout the book

Harlem Renaissance: 1917: Throughout the book