A) folktale
B) historical fiction
C) autobiography
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) Northern
B) Western
C) Eastern
D) Southern

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

A) They were out of work.
B) There was a shortage of gasoline.
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 Great Society Program
B) Civil Rights Act
C) The Committees of Correspondence
D) Operation Head Start

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

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

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

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

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

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