URSI 110--The City

US:  Federal Republic (1776-1825)

Key Ideas:

  • Democracy in America
  • Louisiana Purchase
  • Northwest Ordinance of 1785 (national orthogonal grid vs. “metes & bounds”

City Form

  • Growth of Colonial cities 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
  • Plans for Washington DC 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
  • Plans for frontier cities 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Transportation

  • Canals (C&O Canal, Washington DC) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Commercial/Industrial

Residential/Daily Life

  • Georgian Style 1, 2, 3, 4
  • Rowhouses 1, 2, 3
  • Monticello 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • University of Virginia 1, 2, 3

MSU

© 2006 A.J.Filipovitch
Revised 24 May 06