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

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

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

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

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 had new books placed into all school libraries.
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 worked to get more playground equipment for children.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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