He placed a number of them in his cabinet. He began a number of programs just for them. He created civil rights bills just for them. hope this helps some
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Trade routes to market were cut off by war, either water ways or roads. Farmers could not plant surpluses because they might not be able to sell the excess and it would just rot on their fields. Herds of cattle and horses were depleted either by the plundering of the British or as provisions for the Continental Army.
