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

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) Northern
B) Southern
C) Eastern
D) Western

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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