The Setting: Geography

My setting takes place in New York around the 1850's. New York covers more than 54,556 square miles. It has the largest city in the world: New York City. New York is known for its history as a gateway for immigration. It is bordered by New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island and Canada. The vast majority of the state is dominated by farms, forests, rivers, mountains, and lakes even though it is mostly know for New York City. My characters travel all throughout New York to give speeches, have meetings, and many other important things that help them with their different organizations and dreams for woman's rights. Some of the characters lived in New York for many for their early years in life. New York is a very large and populated area so the characters meet many more people to help them with their for woman's rights. In the part of my story two of my characters have to hide from the police for illegal voting. New York is very good for this part because it is a large and confusing city with many places to hide in.