A lesson plan based on the PBS program, Colonial House, which aired in 2004. The program is available on DVD and the link to the activity is still available. This lesson plan explores why ordinary people left their homes in Europe to come to the New World. What dangers did they face on the voyage? Once in the New World, it challenges learners to see if they thought they might be up to such an adventure. Included are learning activities as well as student work sheets.