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- The delegates to the Second Continental Congress were in agreement on the
- After the Declaration of Independence was signed, the colonies reconstituted themselves under state constitutions. The plan for the union was laid out in the
- Which of the following helped build support for the idea of independence in the early months of 1776?
- Dramatically changed federal policies toward Native Americans. Encouraged tribal organizations and supported the preservation of Native American cultures.
- longtime leader in efforts for improving education and economic opportunities for women.
- Taught the plains farmers who remained on their land to rotate crops, terrace fields, use contour plowing, and plant trees to stop soil erosion and conserve water.
- Their leader was John L Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers union. It was renamed the Congress of industrial organizations. It concentrated on organizing unskilled workers in the automobile, steel, and southern textile industries.
- A government that regulated economic activity and aided the poor and unemployed to provide economic security for everyone.
- provided loans for electrical cooperatives to supply power in rural areas.
- It employed 3.4 million men and women who had formerly been on relief rolls of state and local governments.
- It replaced the labor provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act after that law was declared unconstitutional.
- Recipients would stimulate the economy and soon bring the depression to an end.
- was created to regulate the stock market. Required full audits of, and financial disclosure by, corporations to protect investors from fraud and insider trading
- Increased regulation of the banks and limited how banks could invest customers' money.
- Employed young men on projects on federal lands and paid their families small monthly sums.
- took money from people's paychecks to create a trust fund.
- was dominated by skilled White male workers and was organized according to crafts. A group of unions
- Provided part-time jobs to help young people stay in high school and college or until they could get a job with a private employer
- Offered outright grants of federal money to states and local governments that were operating soup kitchens and other forms of relief for the jobless and homeless.
- Agency hired laborers for temporary construction projects sponsored by the government.