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Settlers were motivated to go west because they were searching for work, a fresh start, looking for money, or because they were going to meet family that had already settled out west.

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With whom did the Backcountry settlers have conflicts?

The Native American tribes, because the settlers pressured the Natives move off the land they wanted to settle.


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What was the regulator movement?

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What statement is true of settlers in the backcountry?

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