A) nonfiction
B) autobiography
C) folktale
D) historical fiction

A) He led Texans in their fight for independence.
B) He created the first steam powered locomotive.
C) He helped write the Declaration of Independence.
D) Sam Houston worked with Abraham Lincoln to create fair laws.

A) Northern
B) Western
C) Eastern
D) Southern

A) World War I
B) Civil War
C) Spanish American War
D) American Revolution

A) There was a shortage of gasoline.
B) They were out of work.
C) There was a drought and very little water could be found throughout the country.
D) A sickness was spreading across many towns and cities.

A) She worked to get more playground equipment for children.
B) Her goal was to make the land beautiful and healthful.
C) First Lady Johnson made sure that every family had a car.
D) She had new books placed into all school libraries.

A) The Committees of Correspondence
B) Operation Head Start
C) Civil Rights Act
D) The Great Society Program

A) Get help for needy families to pay for medical care
B) Easier voting procedures for those whose first language was not English.
C) Have roadsides planted with colorful wildflowers
D) An end to poverty and families being homeless

A) clothing and shelter for the elderly
B) better food products in grocery stores
C) public health and medicine issues
D) childhood education

A) traffic problems in large cities
B) healthcare for all people
C) protecting the environment
D) voting rights for young citizens

A) index
B) title page
C) glossary
D) table of contents

A) Thurgood Marshall
B) The Great Society
C) environment
D) Barbara Jordan

A) Thurgood Marshall was appointed to the Supreme Court.
B) President Johnson was sworn in as President after President Kennedy was killed.
C) President Johnson proposed a program to end poverty called The Great Society.
D) The Highway Beautification Act was denied.