University of Maryland
Umbc Center for History Education: Reshaping American Society
Using this history lab, students will examine the impact immigration had on urbanization and the reform movements of the time, as well as the addressing the backlash to immigration by understanding nativism.
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: Life in One of India's First Urban Societies
This article in The Pennsylvania Gazette is about an archaeological excavation at Rojdi, India, believed to be a site of the Harappan civilization. Findings at the Rojdi dig, which include houses, courtyards, food-storage areas, and...
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: Urban Conditions
A section of a textbook on European history. It examines what it was like to live in urban settings during the Second Industrial Revolution.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: Gilded Age: America Moves to the City
Discusses the urbanization that took place at the end of the nineteenth century and into the twentieth. Includes questions for students at end.
Smart History
Smarthistory: Petra: Urban Metropolis
Smarthistory resource provides a thorough investigation and interpretation of the ancient city and archeological site, Petra. Includes detailed map and a variety of photographs.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: The Ancient City
Comparing Greek and Roman architecture? Unearth new resources for teaching about the methods of development in these ancient cities.
Other
Templar History: Pope Urban Ii (1042 1099)
Templar History briefly explores the life of Pope Urban II, as well as providing several sources for his famous speech, given on November 27, 1095.
Arizona State University
Arizona State Univ.: Horn Folklore & "Urban Legends"
This Arizona State University article more appropriately falls under the heading of literature, but Dr. Ericson's statement in the first paragraph, "I am amazed by the rather large body of plausible sounding folklore which has been...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Summers by the Lake: The History of Grimsby Park
The development of Grimsby Park, Ontario is profiled. It started as the home of early United Empire Loyalists,then temperance camps, and later to an amusement park and beach. The era ended as the town became part of big city urban...
Other
Place in History: The Bowery Hall of Fame
Stroll through the Bowery in New York City and see what the tenements looked like in the late 19th century. This mini museum shows the life of the Bowery. Information about tenement areas in other cities is included.
Other
Modern World History: Introduction to the Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the most profound historical event with consequences that changed every aspect of our society. Urbanization, environmental issues, social issues, and migration are just a few areas that changed as a result...
Other
Chicago L: The Original L Companies
As part of a larger site, this article gives the history of the famous Chicago "L" and its development in the last part of the 19th century. Hyperlinks to photos, many of which are period photos.
Other
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The fascinating history of the WCTU and the many causes it advocated.
Other
Milwaukee Public Television: The Making of Milwaukee: Historical Figures
Some of the men and women who have been important figures in the history of Milwaukee are profiled here. Read about early political leaders, individuals who helped develop Milwaukee's urban infrastructures and businesses, and women who...
Digital History
Digital History: The Growth of Cities
Industrial growth brought the growth of where the industries were located. Read about some nothern cities that had a huge growth in population along with a growth of problems in sanitation, spread of disease, and crime.
Digital History
Digital History: Growth of Political Factionalism and Sectionalism
Even as national feeling was rising, there was also the emergence of regionalism in politics and economic though. Read about the interests of the three major sections of the country at this time.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Social Gospel, 1908
An excerpt from Walter Rauschenbusch's "Christianity and the Social Crisis." Rauschenbusch was a Baptist minister and proponent of The Social Gospel movement.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Life in a Medieval Town
Explains how medieval towns came to be established. Gives a colorful description of life in a medieval town, and the issues that townspeople had to deal with. One of the main problems was sanitation - i.e., sewage, clean water, refuse, etc.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 6: Architecture and Design
In this sixth unit of a course on Art Appreciation, students learn about the history of architecture, including ancient Greek and Roman works. They will learn about Frank Lloyd Wright and about Islamic architecture. They will also look...
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: Alberta Airphoto Collection, 1922 1956
The Alberta Airphoto Collection consists of around 30,000 public domain images from the University of Calgary Library's collection of airphotos. The images cover urban areas at various scales and years between 1924 and 1952. These...
Black Past
Black Past: Whitney Young, Jr.
This encyclopedia article gives biographical information about Whitney Young, civil rights leader and president of the National Urban League.
Library of Congress
Loc: Progressive Era to New Era, 1900 1929
This website defines and explores the Progressive Era and various aspects of American society during that period of history. It contains fairly simple text and several images.
Boise State University
Social Work History Station: The Three Rs: Research, Reform, and Residence
This resource provides an insight into how settlement houses helped change the way poverty was regarded.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Rosa Guy
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Rosa Guy, an American writer who drew on her own experiences to create fiction for young adults that usually concerned individual choice, family conflicts, poverty, and the realities of...