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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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