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.
The Virginia Plan (also known as the Randolph Plan, after its sponsor, or the Large-State Plan) was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The Virginia Plan was notable for its role in setting the overall agenda for debate in the convention and, in particular, for setting forth the idea of population-weighted representation in the proposed national legislature. Background. The Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation.