Urban Game AMERICAN HISTORY STYLE Industrialization leading to sectionalism

This is one of the most powerful lessons I do all year with my students! The “Urban game” has been around a long time and there are many different versions of it here on TPT. This one is DIFFERENT! I’ve taken the best of the world history version (which is the one most versions follow) and changed it to fit the story of the UNITED STATES. I do this lesson with 8th graders, but it could be modified to fit other grade levels. See concepts that are addressed in this lesson at the bottom. If you have a previous version of this lesson, please download again.

This is a 2 day lesson (45 minute classes)

• Day 1 – students create a map (key to symbols included in this purchase) and through a series of short rounds/stories – will see the development of factories, industrialization and urbanization of the US.

• Day 2 – students will continue their map by adding the growth of the United States as it relates to transportation (canals, roads, and railroads), inventions (steamboat, cotton gin etc.) and communication (telegraph). At the end of day 2, students turn their map over and are introduced to the concept of SECTIONALISM. They will see that the North, West and South each have their own interests and economic activities which leads to sectionalism.

What you will receive in this purchase:

• power point (editable) which walks students through each round of the game
• map key (symbols to add to the map - editable)

Concepts covered in this lesson:

• War of 1812 – effects leading to Industrialization/Urbanization of the US (this lesson assumes you have already taught this)
• Cottage Industry – to Factories
• Samuel Slater
• Lowell Mill Girls
• Free enterprise
• Steam Engine
• Interchangeable parts
• Canals
• Steamboat
• National Road
• Railroads
• Bessemer Steel Process
• Steel plow, mechanical reaper, threshing machine
• Cotton gin
• Telegraph
• Sectionalism
• Modification of the environment

NOTE: Hidden slides in the power point give additional teaching details to the teacher.

Texas Teachers: Here are the TEKS (updated to 2019 TEKS) you will touch on in this one lesson! (8.11A, 8.11B, 8.12A, 8.12B, 8.12C, 8.13A, 8.13B, 8.23A, 8.27A, 8.27B, 8.27C, 8.28B)

What do teachers say about this lesson?

✅✅✅✅✅ Malli T says, "This was the perfect activity to tie together all the concepts of the Industrial Revolution and urbanization that we had been studying. It made the concepts visual and the students were highly engaged. They LOVED it! This is one of those units that we struggle with on state testing and we knocked in out of the water on our district level this time! Will keep this lesson in the plans for now on!"

✅✅✅✅✅Howson History says, "I loved using this urban game! It was perfect for teaching urbanization with the Texas TEKS. It allowed me to use and discuss with students their needed vocabulary (like canals and steam power). My students now easily understand the impact of the industrial revolution on the growth of cities and the modification of the environment. Perfect resource!

✅✅✅✅✅Juli E. says, "My students absolutely love this activity! Will use this every year!:)"

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