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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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