In what why were lsabel and American different

A simple difference is that America is a country and Isabel is a person, but that is an incredibly simple contrast and not likely what your teacher wants to hear. One difference is that Isabel starts the story as a free slave, but America is not free from British rule. The country hasn't declared independence yet.

Explanation:

harlem's  cotton club boasted the talents of duke ellington. singers such as bessie smith and billie holiday popularized blues and jazz vocals. jelly roll morton and louis armstrong drew huge audiences as white americans as well as african americans caught jazz fever.