describe changes in the economy and labor system in virginia and the other southern colonies.
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.