To accompany the songs, Native Americans used _______.

Native Americans lived in America before Columbus arrived. They had songs for many occasions and they used drums and other musical instruments. Dancing and music was an important part of their life and their religion. You can still hear American music and see dancing at special festivals.
     The first British people who came to America were very religious. They came for religious freedom. Their songs were simple and they did not use musical instruments in the church. Soon other people with different forms of the Christian religion arrived in America. They brought different kinds of church music from Europe and they used musical instruments, like the organ and the piano, in the church.
     Not all early music was church music. Some people liked to drink and dance. Many drinking places opened and fiddle music and European songs entertained the People. American farmers soon left the east coast to begin new farms further west. The farms were big and far apart. There were not many towns or churches. Religious leaders, called preachers, rode horses around the country and brought religion to the farm people. They held "camp meeting" which often went on for several weeks. Popular religious songs were sung and the music was very lively. Many pop stars, like Elvis Presley, first learned to sing and to love music at these meetings.