The answer for this question is: The New Deal
The New deal was created during the great depression in order to alleviate the citizens from poverty.
The Government during that time make it easier for the people to make the mortgage payment and borrowed some capital in order to open up small businesses.
These victories greatly boosted American morale, because it showed to the Americans that they could beat the great British army (although those two victories weren't exactly large victories, a technically "cheap" move made by Washington).
