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The First Colonies in America. North America. What do you see?. SPIRIT IN THE SKY.
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North America What do you see?
SPIRIT IN THE SKY When I die and they lay me to restGonna go to the place that's the bestWhen I lay me down to dieGoin' up to the spirit in the skyGoin' up to the spirit in the skyThat's where I'm gonna go when I dieWhen I die and they lay me to restGonna go to the place that's the bestPrepare yourself, you know it's a mustGotta have a friend in JesusSo you know that when you dieHe's gonna recommend you to the spirit in the skyGonna recommend you to the spirit in the skyThat's where you're gonna go when you die When you die and they lay you to restYou're gonna go to the place that's the best Norman Greenbaum (top) and the Stovall Sisters
Once more! Our God, vouchsafe to shine: Tame Thou the rigor of our clime. Make haste with Thy impartial light, And terminate this long dark night. Let the transplanted English vine Spread further still: still call it Thine. Prune it with skill: for yield it can More fruit to thee the husbandman. Give the poor Indians eyes to see The light of life, and set them free; That they religion may profess Denying all ungodliness. - Circa 1701
freedom to practice • rules and laws • money and resources
What do you notice about where they are building their town?
Slaves From Africa
IT’S A BOY!
Puritans lived in the northern, New England colonies. From the Chesapeake region going South, slaves were needed. Life was brutal in the colonies. Half of all children died by age 20.
freedom to practice • rules and laws • money and resources
SPIRIT IN THE SKY When I die and they lay me to restGonna go to the place that's the bestWhen I lay me down to dieGoin' up to the spirit in the skyGoin' up to the spirit in the skyThat's where I'm gonna go when I dieWhen I die and they lay me to restGonna go to the place that's the bestPrepare yourself, you know it's a mustGotta have a friend in JesusSo you know that when you dieHe's gonna recommend you to the spirit in the skyGonna recommend you to the spirit in the skyThat's where you're gonna go when you die When you die and they lay you to restYou're gonna go to the place that's the best Norman Greenbaum (top) and the Stovall Sisters