During the the great depression america was in its most fragile state, with almost every bank closed and 13,000,000 unemployed, America then elected Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt brought america out of is desperate crashed state with a new program and within the first hundred days. He brought hope to many Americans with worries about losing farms and homes, and reform, especially through the establishment of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
One of the many things he did was create was a sweeping program to bring recovery to business and agriculture.This was called "The First 100 Days" During this time Roosevelt and his Administration shepherded 15 major bills through Congress.In one of the areas, farming, prices had fallen so low that it no longer paid for many farmers to plant crops. As a way to prevent the crop surpluses that led to low prices, the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) called, for the first time, for the government to pay farmers not to plant. Within days, …show more content…
New Deal legislation followed in 1935 including the establishment of the Works Projects Administration (WPA) which provided jobs not only for laborers but also artists, writers, musicians, and authors, and the Social Security act which provided unemployment compensation and a program of old-age and survivors' benefits.The're were many critics of the New Deal, namely, the Supreme Court, which had declared various legislation unconstitutional, and members of his own party. In 1937 he proposed to add new justices to the Supreme Court, but his proposal was defeated, but the Court began to decide in favor of New Deal legislation. During the 1938 election he campaigned against many Democratic opponents, but this backfired when most were reelected to Congress. These setbacks, coupled with the recession that occurred midway through his second term, represented the low-point in Roosevelt's presidential
One of the many things he did was create was a sweeping program to bring recovery to business and agriculture.This was called "The First 100 Days" During this time Roosevelt and his Administration shepherded 15 major bills through Congress.In one of the areas, farming, prices had fallen so low that it no longer paid for many farmers to plant crops. As a way to prevent the crop surpluses that led to low prices, the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) called, for the first time, for the government to pay farmers not to plant. Within days, …show more content…
New Deal legislation followed in 1935 including the establishment of the Works Projects Administration (WPA) which provided jobs not only for laborers but also artists, writers, musicians, and authors, and the Social Security act which provided unemployment compensation and a program of old-age and survivors' benefits.The're were many critics of the New Deal, namely, the Supreme Court, which had declared various legislation unconstitutional, and members of his own party. In 1937 he proposed to add new justices to the Supreme Court, but his proposal was defeated, but the Court began to decide in favor of New Deal legislation. During the 1938 election he campaigned against many Democratic opponents, but this backfired when most were reelected to Congress. These setbacks, coupled with the recession that occurred midway through his second term, represented the low-point in Roosevelt's presidential