Why were there fewer slaves in the backcountry of the Southern colonies than those in areas closer to the coast?(1 point) Responses Colonists in the backcountry were primarily self-sufficient. Colonists in the backcountry were primarily self-sufficient. Backcountry colonists were fundamentally opposed to slavery. Backcountry colonists were fundamentally opposed to slavery. Slaves had no way to travel to the backcountry to support the colonists.
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The correct response is: Colonists in the backcountry were primarily self-sufficient.
Backcountry settlers often relied on small-scale farming and subsistence agriculture, which did not necessitate large numbers of enslaved individuals compared to plantation economies closer to the coast that relied heavily on slave labor for large-scale cash crop production.
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