SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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land “back” in England
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land along the Appalachians
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land where the slaves lived
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The fall line followed the eastern edge of the Appalachian Mountains, from the Southern Colonies to New England. The higher land on the other side of the fall line was known as the backcountry. The backcountry was “in back of” the area where most colonists settled.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Backcountry was a region in North America. The geographic term referred to the remote and undeveloped (by English standards) land west of the Appalachian border of the British Thirteen Colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -The backcountry was full of rivers, forest and streams which made it good for farming and building. The Fall line is where the waterfalls prevent ships from moving any farther than the backcountry. The Pediment is a long plateau where it meets the blue ridge mountains that meet the Appalachian Mountains.
Detailed explanation-4: -Most southern colonists lived on small family farms in the backcountry, away from the tidewater. Backcountry colonists farmed with the help of family members and perhaps one or two servants or slaves. They grew their own food and sometimes small amounts of a cash crop, such as tobacco.