While in the throes of the Great Depression, America chose idealistic and determined Franklin Delano Roosevelt to lead it out of its economic turmoil. Roosevelt helped pass a flurry of legislation, known as the “New Deal”, to address the problems caused by the Great Depression. These policies had a targeted impact, providing relief for workers, reform of economic systems, and recovery of the national economy, in an effort to restore prosperity to Americans.To stimulate the economy and get Americans back to work, Roosevelt’s New Deal relied heavily on the use of government spending for public works projects. The development of these public works fundamentally changed the landscape of America, including the state of New Jersey. Through organizations such as the CCC and WPA and projects for the arts and homesteads, the Garden State was transformed and partially lifted out of the depression.