The Backcountry

1. The Backcountry Settlers moved into the Backcountry because the land was cheap and plentiful.

2. Key Vocabulary Appalachian Mountains Fall Line Piedmont Clan

3. Back….to the Country • Dense Forests and Rushing Streams brought Settlers to the Backcountry of the Appalachian Mountains • In the South the Backcountry began at the Fall Line and extended to the Piedmont of the Appalachian Mountains • Small Farms near water used the forests for wood for heat and their homes

4. The Buck-skin stops here • Early Settlers traded with Native Americans using Buckskins as currency leading to Farmers settling in the region • Settlers build log cabins for shelter which could often be small and dirty • While small farmers moved to the region at first, Scots-Irish settlers moved to the Backcountry

5. YES WE CLAN • After England and Scotland became Great Britain, poverty and famine drove the Scots-Irish to America • Clans settled in the Backcountry and helped settlers survive • Clans would band together to overcome dangers and problems of the Backcountry

6. Living off the Land • As trade was difficult, backcountry farmers became self-sufficient • Hunting, Fishing, farming, and the help of family helped the Settlers survive in the Backcountry • Women became important to Backcountry life helping their families survive • Native Americans would soon begin to clash with Backcountry settlers

7. Fights in the Forests • As settlers looked for land, they moved west leading to conflicts with Native Americans, the French, and the Spanish Settlers • Horses, brought by the Spanish, contributed to the lives of Settlers and Native Americans • Settlers and Native Americans began bloody fights to control land in the Backcountry

8. Melting Pot • As French settled Canada and moved south, the English settlers began to clash as they moved west into French Territories • The Spanish Settled the South and Southwest including California, Arizona, Florida, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Nevada • As Missionaries tried to Convert Native Americans, England formed an American Identity as they defended themselves against all different Groups

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