Rural to Urban

Pre-Urbanization The year is 1700 and the nation is England.  The scene is a rural village. 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.  Draw 10 houses 1 church; 1 cemetery 1 store 1 pub 1 coalmine at least 50 trees

Round 1 Build one large nice home Build a canal running parallel to the river

Round 2 Add 5 houses (should have total 15)

Round 3 Fence off an area 3x3 inches to be reserved as a commons. Add 5 houses (total 20) 1 more nice house

Round 4 Add 5 houses for workers (total 25) 1 factory next to the river

Round 5 Add 15 houses (total 40) 1 church 1 pub 1 store You may draw additional roads and 1 additional bridge

Round 6 Add 5 houses (total 45)  Add 5 new factories (must be on the river bank as they need water power). Add 5 houses (total 45)

Round 7 Add 5 Tenements

Round 8 Add 1 store 1 pub 1 church 1 school

Round 9 Add 5 pubs DESTROY/ERASE 5 houses (now have 40 total) Build 4 tenements

Round 10 Add 2 special (large) houses 1 factory 15 houses (55 total) NOTE: from this point ON you may remove trees if you need more space

Round 11 Add 10 factories with smoke (anywhere) Add smoke to existing factories 1 nice (large) house 5 houses (60 total) 1 tenement

Round 12 Add 1 new coal mine 1 new iron bridge to replace the wooden one 5 houses (65)

Round 13 1 cemetery

Round 14 Add 1 major railroad line that connects all of your factories to the coal mines and is one continuous track (meaning it can keep going in a big circle to all the factories) 5 houses (70 total)

Round 15 1 jail 2 pubs 2 tenements

Round 16 Add 20 street lamps (must be located along your streets) 2 hospitals 1 cemetery

Round 17 1 railroad line that travels east (right) to west (left) should not intersect with your other railroad 5 houses (75 total) 1 tenement

Round 18 1 theater 1 museum 2 private schools (mark them with a P) 1 large nice house

Round 19 1 cemetery 1 jail 1 hospital

Round 20 20 houses (95 total) 5 tenements 2 stores 1 church 5 factories 1 pub 2 more nice/large houses 1 special house

Assignment On the back of your paper, or if you need on a new piece of paper, using what you have learned about the evolution of a town, design a town from “scratch”. Add color Be neat and organized

Your town must include: 1 river (east to west) 80 small houses 15 large houses 10 stores 3 primary schools 1 bank 5 pubs 5 restaurants 1 courthouse/jail 10 factories 2 railroad lines & 2 stations 8 streets with one intersection 3 coal mines 3 bridges 1 city hall 1 museum 2 secondary schools (mark with S) 20 tenements 1 hospital 1 theater 3 churches 2 cemeteries 2 parks 1 library 1 feed mill