Setting-Time

The time that I am setting my story at is in the 1820's. I chose this time period because two out of the four of my main characters are born in the 1820's. This time period involved slavery a lot, which my story is about.

Here is an example of traditional men's clothing from the 1800's:

SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mens_fashion_plate_1826_2.jpg

Here is an example of the styles of men and women's clothing in the time period of the 1800's:

SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LA2-NSRW-2-0065_trimmed.jpg

A traditional horse drawn carriage was one of the most common types of transportation in the early 1800's:

SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wien_Stefansdom_fiaker_DSC02643.JPG

This is a picture of the president who was in office at the time of the birth of my main character(left), and this is a picture of the president who was in office at the time when I am going to have my character plan her escape to freedom(right):

James Monroe (1817-1825) Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)

SOURCE:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Andrew_Jackson.jpg

SOURCE:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jm5.gif