00:00 - 02:35
2m 35s
17 out of a pool of 10,000 applicants are chosen to be part of a live re-enactment of english settlement in the America's during the 17th century. These individuals are not trained actors but people who have romanticized period. The show is meant to educate people of the lifestyle and circumstances of early settlers. The narrator dictates the lives of early settlers and explains their circumstances while we watch the modern people try to reenact the 17th century community.
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The people were sold on the idea of the land of the free but they would have to work 24/7 in order to survive.
Due to the large abundance of Christian influence in England, there was a large pressure and social expectation to follow Chiristian culture. Participation in religious practices was inbeded in culture and laws of settlements.
Sunday Fun-day, Sunday was a day of community where only essential work was allowed.
Head of the colony must return home, civilians prepare themselves for the possible changes that may occur as a result.
Food shortages in colonies were common, as many had not developed a stable food source yet. To survive, many opened their mind to hunting and high-risk eating habits.