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

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) Southern
B) Western
C) Northern
D) Eastern

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

A) A sickness was spreading across many towns and cities.
B) There was a shortage of gasoline.
C) They were out of work.
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) She worked to get more playground equipment for children.
C) Her goal was to make the land beautiful and healthful.
D) First Lady Johnson made sure that every family had a car.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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