A) The federal government lost power over the states through the policy of new federalism.
The concept of New Federal was to transfer powers from the US federal government back to the state. The states were allowed to take a more active role in their own affairs. New federalism involves the federal government providing a block grant to the State to resolve social issues but in return, <span>the federal government would monitor outcome as well as provide broad discretion to the states for how the programs were implemented. </span>
The declaration of independence was a letter written to the king of England claiming that the 13 colonies were free. It also stated that no acts of tyranny would be tolerated.
Alonzo Franklin Herndon was an African-American entrepreneur and businessman in Atlanta, Georgia. Born into slavery, he became one of the first African-American millionaires in the United States, first achieving success by owning and operating three large barber shops in the city that served prominent white men.
Since we don't have the available answers, let's see what were the <u>main causes</u> of the Dust Bowl devastation:
I) Mechanization of agricultural operations. Because of World War I efforts food production had to grow which increased wheat prices. This caused an enormous increase in the size of farms and in the rhythm and size of their crops that weren't accompanied by adequate care of the soil.
II) Farming in the Great Plains. Because of several federal land acts since the 19th century, many farmers were settling in the plains believing rain would come once farming started. This and the belief in Manifest Destiny made people farm in regions where irrigation couldn't reach.
III) The Great Depression. In order to compensate for the decreasing wheat prices, farmers tried to plow up even more land and harvest bigger crops. This led to the plowing of native grassland that kept the soil stable.
IV) Drought. In 1931 started a drought caused by a lack of rain that would end only in 1939. This killed the crops and left the soil exposed. Without grassland and with the winds the soil was blown away in dust storms.
