Which statement is true of settlers in the backcountry? Backcountry settlers believed that the colonial governments cared only about protecting the wealth of plantation owners. Backcountry farmers lived on large farms, but were isolated from the larger cities and wealthier plantations of the colonies. Many of the backcountry farmers lived in small, tidy homes and had a few slaves to assist them with their work. O Like their counterparts on the plantations and in the cities, women of the backcountry had responsibility only for their own homes and children. ​