In the Northern british colony life was mostly depending on trade and manufacturing because farming was out of the picture.
In the Middle british colony life was mostly depending on ship building and harbors because of the great access to the water.
In the Southern british colonies life was mostly depending on farming because the soil in the south was rich and great for crops.
I'm pretty sure that the answer is 'the Romans"
The main causes of Shays' Rebellion all had to do with anger of tax and debt collection, which showed that the early United States had a very hard time exerting power over the individual states and the populations of these states.