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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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