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The Urban Game

Topic 5.3 – The Industrial Revolution Begins

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Preparing for the Game: Round 1 ( 1750)

  • Label your paper indicating a compass for directions north, south, east, west.
  • Draw a river running east to west – the river should be no more than 1 inch wide.
  • Draw a wooden bridge that crosses the river with a road (about ¼ inch thick) that runs from north to south and crosses the river at the bridge.
  • Draw a commons area (4x4 inch square)
  • Draw 10 houses, 1 church with an adjoining cemetery, 2 stores, and 1 pub.
  • Draw 50 trees and 1 coal mine (fuel for most villages came from burning trees or coal)

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Round 2 (1745)

  • A large house (your home) anywhere you wish. Label your home with a $.
  • Draw the canal the provided profits to build your home. This should be drawn parallel to the river.

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Round 3 (1760)

  • Create another commons area (3x3 inch square)
  • Add 10 houses (Total 20)
  • Add another large house and mark it with a $.

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Round 4 (1775)

  • Draw a water-powered factory positioned near the river.
  • Add 20 new houses (Total 40)
  • Add 1 church, 1 pub, and 1 store.
  • Add more roads and another bridge crossing the river.

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Round 5 (1780)

  • Add 5 factories near the river
  • Add 5 new houses and 5 tenement buildings
  • Add 1 store, 1 pub, 1 church. Make sure these buildings accommodate the growing number of factory workers.
  • Add 1 school for children of wealthy families.
  • Add new roads connecting factories, houses, churches, schools, and canal.

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Round 6 (1782)

  • Add 5 pubs
  • Destroy 5 houses and add 5 tenements
  • Add 2 large homes labeled with $.
  • Add 1 factory and 15 houses for factory managers.

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Round 7 (1785)

  • Add 10 steam- or coal-powered factories (with smoke). They can be built away from the river for the first time.
  • Add smoke to all existing factories. Owners quickly retool water-powered factories.
  • Add 1 nice house labeled with $.
  • Add 5 more houses for factory managers and 1 tenement.

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Round 8 (1815)

  • Add 2 new coal mines
  • Replace one wooden bridge with an iron bridge.
  • Add 5 new houses
  • Add 1 cemetery
  • Add new roads connecting new places.

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Round 9 (1827)

  • Add a rail line connecting all of the factories and coal mines in your town.
  • Add 5 more houses
  • Add 2 pubs, 2 tenements, and 1 jail.

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Round 10 (1838)

  • Add 20 streetlamps along the streets of your town.
  • Add 2 hospitals and 1 cemetery.

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Round 11 (1842)

  • Add another rail line running east to west.
  • Add 5 more houses and 1 tenement for rail workers.
  • Add 1 theater, 1 museum, 2 schools, and 1 large house labeled with $.

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Round 12 (1850)

  • Add 1 cemetery, 1 jail, and 1 hospital
  • Add 20 houses, and 5 tenements, and 2 large houses
  • Add 1 church
  • Add 5 Factories, 1 pub, 1 store, 1 school
  • Add 1 special building labeled “City Hall”

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Debrief Questions

This assignment should be completed on Canvas

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  1. Define the term urbanization based on what you know about industrialization in the 18th and 19th centuries.
  2. Write three questions this activity raises about urbanization in England.
  3. What changes (Short- and long-term) did industrialization bring to Europe through this time period?
  4. Why is the Industrial Revolution considered a major turning point (local, regional, and global)? Explain.