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Why were European influences dominant in early American music? Select all answers that are true. Check All That Apply Early religious, folk, and popular song traditions derived from mainland Europe. Early religious, folk, and popular song traditions derived from mainland Europe. Early settlers had little exposure to Native American traditions. Early settlers had little exposure to Native American traditions. Native Americans preferred the new music shared with them by Europeans settlers. Native Americans preferred the new music shared with them by Europeans settlers. American settlers were exposed to European classical music through travel. American settlers were exposed to European classical music through travel. Native American music was deemed primitive, and thus unworthy, by European settlers. Native American music was deemed primitive, and thus unworthy, by European settlers.

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- Early religious, folk, and popular song traditions derived from mainland Europe;

- Native American music was deemed primitive, and thus unworthy, by European settlers;

In the early American music, the European influences were dominant because of multiple reasons. For starters, the new settlers were almost entirely from European origin, so naturally they brought the religious, folk, and popular song traditions from mainland Europe with them. The music traditions of the Native Americans were considered as primitive and unworthy, so they were neglected and pushed aside. The fact that most of the native populations died out because of diseases, and partially because of wars, meant that they did not had majority, nor power to prevent the new music traditions to overtake America.