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LET US TELL THE STORY, OF OUR PAST
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America, America This country’s mine It’s doin’ fine Let us tell the story Of her past
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Her Native people Settled all the land They changed their cultures By what was on hand (fish, farm, hunt, gather)
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In Europe they really Wanted trade So they searched for China In voyages made [silk and spices]
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When Columbus sailed West Across the sea He opened the door for Spanish greed [gold, gold, gold, gold]
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Coronado and Cortez Wanted gold But Ponce de Leon Didn’t want to grow old [wolf whistle]
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Magellan was 1 st To go all the way And later Hudson Got to name a bay [It’s mine... All mine!]
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The French were looking For furs to sell They got Mississippi from Robert La Salle [Oui! C’est moi!]
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Then English settlers Had a dream Money and freedom Were here it seemed [We have a dream!]
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So Walter Raleigh Planned Roanoke But all John White found Was a carved out oak [ooooooooo]
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In Jamestown John Smith, Settled down Pocahontas saved his head From hitting the ground [whew!]
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On Plymouth rock The Pilgrims would land Squanto helped ‘em By lending a hand [thank you!]
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In New England they made Ships, With their tools The Northern Colonists also Made Rules [can’t do this, can’t do that]
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In the Middle Colonies Farming’s how they made it, With Quaker style, Did Penn Need Natives? [peace, love, harmony]
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Virginians Needed Space To Grow their Money, Southern tobacco was sweeter than honey [tobacco, rice, indigo]
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It was land that France and England fought for They call those battles The French/Indian War [Oh? Hi! Oh!]
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King George’s money problems Were then real hearty But Boston didn’t care And they had a tea party [over board!]
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In Lexington and Concord First shots were heard Committees wrote letters To spread the word [did you hear?]
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July 4 th, Jefferson Sent a note Of life and liberty Was what he wrote [all men are created equal]
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Finally, with help Of France’s aide In Yorktown, Cornwallis’s Surrender was made [I give up!]
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So we the people Formed a plan Our Constitution makes This nation grand. [yes!]
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America, America This country’s mine It’s doin’ fine Let us tell the story Of her past
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