<span>It created more available business because of the products that were not available on one side of the Atlantic or the other. Not only did it create more jobs in the production and processing of the product, but it created more transportation type jobs including the available types of land transportation at the time as well as jobs in the shipping and port industry.</span>
The middle colonies had a lot of fertile soil which allowed for wheat and corn to become major trading resources. They also had rice, tobacco, and cotton.
In general yes, the states honored their agreement since the Articles of Confederation demanded practically nothing from the states--meaning that it wasn't hard for the states to uphold their end of the bargain.
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. About a thousand Virginians rebelled because they begrudged Governor Berkeley's friendly policies towards the Native Americans.
