Which statement is true of settlers in the backcountry?

A. Backcountry farmers lived on large farms, but were isolated from the larger cities and wealthier plantations of the colonies.

B. Like their counterparts on the plantations and in the cities, women of the backcountry had responsibility only for their own homes and children.

C. Many of the backcountry farmers lived in small, tidy homes and had a few slaves to assist them with their work.

D. Backcountry settlers believed that the colonial governments cared only about protecting the wealth of plantation owners.

The statement that is true of settlers in the Backcountry is “Backcountry settlers believed that the colonial governments cared only about protecting the wealth of plantation owners.”

Backcountry was the territory located in isolated areas difficult to access. Those were the uncolonized lands beyond the Appalachian mountains. Backcountry colonist used to trade with the Native Americans of the region, although a short time after there were some difficulties and differences among them. Due to the distance with the cities and the isolated of the region, Backcountry settlers believed that the colonial governments cared only about protecting the wealth of plantation owners.