How could relations between back country settlers and their neighboring Indians best be described?
A) Relations were positive as back country colonists intermarried with the Indians and had children of mixed descent.
B) Relations were friendly as back country settlers learned Indian customs in order to adapt to their new home.
C) Relations were mutually beneficial as back country settlers established trade with the Indians to increase their wealth.
D) Relations were tense and often violent as back country settlers displaced the Indians in order to build farmsteads.
E) Relations were distant as back country colonists isolated themselves from the Indians.
Answer: D) Relations were tense and often violent as back country settlers displaced the Indians in order to build farmsteads.
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