DEFINITION of 'Grant-In-Aid'. A transfer of money from the federal government to a state government, local government or individual person for the purposes of funding a specific project or program. The federal government gets this money from income tax revenues. Grant money is not a loan, and does not have to be repaid, but it does have to be spent according to the federal government's guidelines for that particular grant.
How did the economy and labor system in Virginia and other southern colonies change? In the Virginia colony, tobacco as a cash crop changed the economic  system by requiring more slaves to meet demand. The economy changed  into a plantation economy where onlâ¦y a few cash crops were grown.  Cotton, sugar cane, tobacco, and rice were the cash crops that  provided the wealth for the southern colonies.
Well, now is your chance to learn about the natural resources, how the natural resources helped us, and the geographical features of the colony. If you want to learn more about the environment in the southern colonies then keep reading. Natural Resources. There are many natural resources, some are cash crops like tobacco, rice, and indigo. There are all kinds of fruit such as apples, bananas, and oranges. Did you know that settlers in the southern colonies also grew corn and wheat? The colonists hunted animals for their pork, chicken, cow, deer, turkey, and furs.