Edgar Poe Timeline with corresponding events in U. S.
History
Part 1
[] 1831 1836 1837 1838 1840
Poe admits to John Poe marries his Thomas White Poe and his family move Poe begins to circulate a
P Allan that he plans 13-year-old cousin dismisses Poe from to Philadelphia. The first prospectus for his own
O his editorial position issue of the American journal, The Penn
to resign from West Virginia Clemm.
E at the Southern Museum magazine Magazine, but becomes
Point includes Poe’s tale extremely ill and is
Literary Messenger.
Ligeia. forced to postpone its
publication.
In 1830, Congress passes the
Indian Removal Act Colt Revolver Patent Morse develops and Indian Removal Act, mandating
U filed. patents the electric that the Cherokee, Creek,
Choctaw, Chickasaw, and
S telegraph Seminole tribes abandon their
homes in the southeastern states
[] 1830 1836 1837 1838
Part 2
How do the events in US History influence Poe’s writing? Answer should be in paragraph
format with a minimum of 6 sentences.
Edgar Poe’s writing was shaped by the darker events in early America. The country was growing fast,
and there were tensions between the North and South. This created a sense of fear, which Poe
reflected in his dark stories. Poe also faced money problems, like many people in that time, and wrote
about despair and sadness. The interest in emotions and the supernatural, which was popular then,
influenced his focus on death and mystery. Overall, Poe was a sad-boy because America was a
sad-boy.
