Settling in the New World

the Maryland Dove ship anchored at a dock on a sunny day
The Maryland Dove is a re-creation of a late 17th-century trading ship.

Now it is time to complete the challenge. You will travel to the New World with a group of 100 colonists. There are 15 families in the group and about 25 single men. First, you will prepare for your voyage by choosing what items you will take with you on the journey. Then, you will decide where to place the different items of your settlement once you arrive in the New World. Your settlement will face a challenge and you will see how your settlement survives this challenge. You will have an opportunity to change your plans and rebuild your settlement.

Get Started

STEP 1: Prepare for Your Journey (Part 1)

Identify items to take and build a settlement. Enter the quantity of each supply kit from the list. You must select at least 1 of each supply kit. Your supplies cannot exceed 10,000 pounds. Remember to keep track of your total weight in your portfolio as you add items.

Supply Kit Quantity
Household Kit (150 pounds): This kit includes building tools, hunting tools, warm clothes, light-weight clothes and cooking utensils. It satisfies household needs for building and living in 5 homes. One home would accommodate a family of 3 - 5 individuals.
Leader Household Kit (75 pounds): This kit includes building tools, hunting tools, warm clothes, light-weight clothes, cooking utensils, trading items and writing instruments. It satisfies household needs for building and living in one home for the leader of the colony and his family (3 - 5 individuals).
Doctor Kit (75 pounds): This kit includes building tools, warm clothes, light-weight clothes, cooking utensils and medical supplies. It satisfies household needs for building and living in one home for the doctor of the colony and his family (3 - 5 individuals).
Church/School Kit (100 pounds): This kit includes building tools, bibles, books and school materials. It satisfies the needs for building one church/schoolhouse to meet the spiritual and educational needs of the community.

STEP 2: Design Your Settlement

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Place Homes Place Leader's Homes Place Doctor's Homes Place Church/Schools Place Storerooms Place Paddocks Place Crop Fields Place Vegetable Gardens

Homes

Your settlement includes 0 homes based on the quantity of household kits you chose.

Click a location on the map to place each set of homes. Note that each white house symbol represents 5 homes. When you have placed each set of homes, click a new tab at the top of the page to place the next structure, or click the right-arrow below.

You have 0 homes left to place.

This is a grid map of the settlement area. The horizontal x-axis extends from 0 to 10. The vertical y-axis extends from 0 to 10. The grid covers a region with geographic features that include a river, fields of grass and clusters of trees.

Press Alt 2 to return to the tab menu; press Alt-3 to advance to the next page button when you have placed all of your structures.

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STEP 3: Face Your Challenge

The American colonies faced many challenges, including those caused by natural disasters. Click the SPIN button to see which natural disaster will strike your settlement. Next, go to the following page to test how your settlement is affected by this disaster.

Spin
random spinner with four selections: Hurricane, Drought, Flood, Blizzard

STEP 4: Test Your Settlement

Click the Test button to see the impact of this disaster on your settlement.

Test
This is a grid map of the settlement area. The horizontal x-axis extends from 0 to 10. The vertical y-axis extends from 0 to 10. The grid covers a region with geographic features that include a river, fields of grass and clusters of trees.