First New Deal

Students explore the First New Deal and how President Roosevelt used Relief, Recovery, and Reform to fight the Great Depression. They’ll learn key terms like CCC, FERA, and Emergency Banking Relief Act, and complete activities such as agency matching, cartoon analysis, and short-answer questions. Students will reflect on how these programs helped Americans and changed the role of the federal government.

Included in this resource:

Do Now - “FDR Cooking Democratic Recovery Broth” 1933 primary source political cartoon analysis with scaffolding questions
The First New Deal 1933-1935 reading passage with scaffolding questions
Relief, Recovery, Reform graphic organizer analysis with scaffolding questions
First 100 Days alphabet agencies and vocabulary matching activity
Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: How did the First New Deal change the way Americans viewed the role of the federal government during the Great Depression?
Answer key for teachers (suggested)
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