Great Flood of 1927

Which of these was not a flood result?a) More than 100 people diedb) 50,000 livestock diedc) Sickness spread through

mosquitos and unsanitary conditions

d) People lost faith in the government due to delay in resources

e) Sharecropping grew in a positive light

Answer: E

What caused the floods?a) Heavy rainsb) Snow melting in Canadac) Heavy snow in 1926d) A and Be) A and C

Answer: D

Which state was most affected?a) Arkansasb) Mississippic) Louisianad) Illinois

Answer: A, Arkansas

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How many acres of croplands in AR flooded?a) 200+b) 200,000+c) 2,000,000+

Answer: 2, 2 millionAnswer

News reels of the flood:http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/bonus-video/flood-clips/

Videos about the flood:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGy4DgeaZNo&list=PLFpHQqWAIeCEKb9QqVRm2cpxhily7rYkl

Voices from the flood:http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/transcript/flood/

NarratorBilly Payne, ResidentSarah Percy, ResidentMildred Commodore, ResidentJohn Barry, HistorianJohn Tigrett, ResidentPete Daniel, HistorianMaurice Sisson, ResidentMargaret Washington, HistorianBertram Wyatt-Brown, BiographerTony Dunbar, AuthorIrene LeLouis, ResidentDavid Cober, ResidentJosephine Thomas, Resident

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Journal about the flood

Pick an image and write about it – fiction or nonfiction.

What do you think was going on in the picture? How did the people feel?

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2014/08/14/history_of_1927_flood_in_mississippi_photos_taken_along_the_railroad.html

Flood activityhttp://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/education/activities/pdf/2307_flood.pdf

"1927 flood Caernarvon levee dynamite St. Bernard Parish".