When, why, and how did the Civilian Conservation Corps affect Yorktown, Virginia? Objective 1. Students will be able to describe a major feature of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, specifically the Civilian Conservation Corps. 2. Students will be able to explain how the New Deal dramatically changed the lives of most Americans and began to change both their understanding of the economic system and the role of the government in American life. Background The students will be completing a Break Out Edu style activity. The class will be broken into small groups, 3-5 students depending on the amou Duration: 90 Minutes.