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.
Answer   The Constitution was written at at time when the union of the states was tenuous. Though many wanted to abolish slavery, the wealthy land-holders in Virginia d â¦ id not.They were too dependent on slavery to work their land. Their livelyhood was at stake.In order to insure that the southern states would join the union, slavery was not abolished at the writing of the Declaration of Independence and later in the writing of the Constitution.Virginia in particular was key to the success of the new nation in its ability to break away from the British homeland.n order to insure that the southern states would join the union, slavery was not abolished at the writing of the Declaration of Independence and later in the writing of the Constitution.