The crops were all destroyed and long gone. The south had battles on many fields that once grew various types of crops. Men went missing who once tended the fields for the crops to go. Many of them ended up injured or even worse, death. Plantations were left abanded and destroyed. Transportation was gone. Railroad lines had been pulled out or torn apart to prevent the south from moving supplies. Even walking to find a way out was very dangerous for anybody.
Found it: Ocean trenches are found in every ocean basin on the planet
The National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 (NIRA) was a law that was passed by the Congress in order to authorize the President to regulate industry. The main focus of such legislation was stimulating economic recovery during the Great Depression. One of the most controversial parts of this law was that which concerned unions. The law protected the collective bargaining rights for unions. It also encouraged union organizing and guaranteed trade union rights.