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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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