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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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