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

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

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

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

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

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

A) childhood education
B) clothing and shelter for the elderly
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) protecting the environment
D) traffic problems in large cities

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

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

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