Why does a money economy begin to replace the barter economy on high middle ages as wars halted trade, merchants found new work metal smithing or creating coins as trade expanded to cover greater distance, a unit of exchange became more important. eastern merchants banded together to reject the barter economy in europe western merchants were no longer willing to negotiate with eastern nations

The South

Explanation:

The southern colonies included North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Maryland, and Georgia and their economy based on agriculture. The southern colonies made of coastal plains areas. The soil and the climate were good for farming.

Gradually with the expansion of the settlement of people in the West allowed people to farm and ranching. The West had unclaimed land which attracted many settlers to move and began a new life.