Music historians believe that the folk music that grew in the appalachian mountains area in the 1800s was some of the first music that was distinctly american. this music, which featured the banjo and the mountain dulcimer, grew out of the musical traditions of settlers who came to the area primarily from a. germany and poland. b. russia and the middle east. c. ireland and scotland. d. africa and the caribbean.

as general terms,  indian territory,  the indian territories, or  indian country  describe an evolving land area set aside by the  united states government  for the relocation of  native americans  who held  aboriginal title  to their land. in general, the tribes ceded land they occupied in exchange for  land grants  in 1803. the concept of an indian territory was an outcome of the 18th- and 19th-century policy of  indian removal. after the  civil war(1861–1865), the policy of the government was one of  assimilation.