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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.