"Colony 1628: Successful"

For those of you that may have missed it, the last installment of the PBS series, Colonial House aired on television this evening. After four months, the two dozen or so participants, were evaluated by their trading company to see if their colony would have survived beyond 1628. The final verdict is in. They would have -- but just barely, and not without a lot of increased effort.

Other than a few historic issues (namely social and political), and the recommendation of the trading company that a new Governor be assigned to the colony to improve financial productivity, the Colonial House Colony could have survived in early America. The venture was a success, and along the way also proved to be a very engaging experiment in history.

-Jon
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