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Thousands of men, women and children came from West Africa to work as slaves in cotton ... in America.
fields
The slaves sang spirituals- songs about hope and ... .
freedom
The slaves had a very ...life.
hard
Thousands of Europeans came to the USA. They ... for a better life.
hoped
The African American slaves in New Orleans became ...in 1865.
free
When the slaves became free a new ... music was born – jazz.
kind of
Jazz is a ...of African and European music.
combination
African Americans ...to big cities in the North.
moved
Young people danced to ...jazz music and clubs.
loud
In the 1960s, African ...became popular in jazz.
themes
African American musicians began to ...with European musicians and created a new musical style.
perform
The US Congress passed a resolution that said that jazz was a ...national treasure.
valuable
Today there are many ...of jazz.
styles
