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As demand for popular songs grew, composers answered with a stream of patriotic anthems. The best known is “America,” written in 1832 by Samuel Francis Smith. It begins “My country, ’tis of Thee” and is sung to the tune of England’s “God Save the King.” ... There are many spelling or grammar errors. Enrichment Essay - The Growth ... ................
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