America's Untold Story - Season 1

First aired: 12/26/2017 4 episodes

Episodes

1. Struggle to Survive

Aired: 12/26/2017

Through archives and diaries discovered in a private collection held by an ancestor of Pedro Menendez, this episode follows the survivors through their first year – unveiling a very different America than we know today.

2. Men of God, Men of Greed

Aired: 1/2/2018

By 1607 when Jamestown was founded, St. Augustine was undergoing urban renewal, but English colonists were ready to attack. In 1620 Plymouth was founded, and by 1664, 11 of the 13 British colonies had been established.

3. The British Are Coming

Aired: 1/9/2018

In 1763 Spain ceded Florida to England in order to keep its valuable port of Havana. The entire city of St. Augustine fled to Cuba and Mexico to avoid British rule. As the Spanish move out, the British move in – and with them, slavery.

4. The 14th and 15th Colonies

Aired: 1/16/2018

The British divided Florida into two parts, the East and West, becoming the 14th and 15th British colonies. In 1812 the Patriot’s War began, and Florida became U.S. territory.