Modern day participants attempt a recreation of daily life as it would have been in Plymouth Colony in 1628.
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Season 1
2004
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01. A New World
2004-05-17
Three families and seven individuals attempt to build an authentic working colony in New England, using only 17th-century tools.
02. Harsh Reality
2004-05-17
The cooperative venture gets underway, but the colonists lack motivation; the governor's family receives tragic news.
03. City of God
2004-05-18
Gov. Wyers returns to take charge of his colony; the colonists struggle to shake their modern sensibilities and adhere to restrictive 17th-century laws.
04. The Outsiders
2004-05-18
Food rations are cut in half; colonists must work together to build a new house.
05. Regime Change
2004-05-24
Lay preacher Don Heinz becomes the new governor of the colony.
06. The Shake Up
2004-05-24
A cape merchant arrives to check up on the new venture on behalf of the sponsoring company; clamming, fishing and spar production get underway.
07. The Reckoning
2004-05-25
The harvest is a success; members of the Wampanoag tribe visit the colony.
08. Judgment Day
2004-05-25
The colonists celebrate Michaelmas; after a panel assesses the colony's performance, the participants depart for the 21st century.