The story of Slag Town from sleepy little village to industrial town. The Urban Game The story of Slag Town from sleepy little village to industrial town.

Slag Town 1700 Draw a river across your paper connecting east to west; the river should be about 1 inch wide draw a simple wooden bridge crossing the river draw 2 roads one running north to south and crossing the river at the bridge and one running from east to west.  Neither road need be a straight line. Draw 10 houses 1 church 1 cemetery 1 store 1 pub 1 coalmine at least 50 trees

Round 1 1 nice home Construct a canal [this must run parallel to river]

Round 2 Add 5 houses

Round 3 Fence off an area 3X3 inches to be reserved as commons 5 houses 1 nice house

Round 4 1 factory [no smoke] this must be on the river bank since it uses water power not the canal 5 houses for workers

Round 5 15 houses 1 church 1 pub 1 store You may draw additional roads and 1 additional bridge

Round 6 5 new factories on the river bank 5 houses

Round 7 5 Tenements

Round 8 1 store 1 pub 1 church 1 school for wealthy families [boys only] Be sure to make the churches convenient to the worker’s houses

Round 9 5 pubs Destroy 5 houses 4 tenements

Round 10 2 special homes 1 factory 15 houses for managers You may remove trees if necessary

Round 11 10 factories—with smoke [these do not have to be on the river] Add smoke to all factories 1 nice house 5 houses 1 tenement

Round 12 1 new coal mine Replace the wooden bridge with an iron bridge 5 houses

Round 13 1 coal mine 1 cemetery

Round 14 1 major railroad connecting all factories to the coal mines [this must be one continuous track] You may build additional bridges as needed 5 houses

Round 15 1 jail 2 pubs 2 tenements

Round 16 2 hospitals 1 cemetery

Round 17 1 railroad passing east to west through the town 5 houses 1 tenement

Round 18 1 theater 1 museum 2 private schools [mark these with a P] 1 nice house

Round 19 1 cemetery 1 jail 1 hospital

Round 20 20 houses 5 tenements 2 stores 1 church 5 factories 1 pub 2 nice houses 1 special house

Debrief 1. As the mayor of this city, name and describe one issue that you are going to have to deal with. 2. Describe any problems you had while developing your city. 3. What would you do differently if you had the chance to create this city again?

Quick Write Prompt How did industrialization impact the development of cities? (answer in paragraph form --- at least 5 sentences!)