Answer:
1)In the South, the economy was based on agriculture because they had good and fertile soil
2)They made a living because their economy was based on trading, lumbering,fishing, whaling, shipping, fur trading (forest animals) and ship building.
3)Besides wheat, farmers harvested rye and corn, earning them the nickname “The Breadbasket Colonies.” Farmers also raised livestock, including pigs and cows.
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