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

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

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

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

A) There was a shortage of gasoline.
B) There was a drought and very little water could be found throughout the country.
C) A sickness was spreading across many towns and cities.
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) Civil Rights Act
B) The Great Society Program
C) Operation Head Start
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) clothing and shelter for the elderly
B) public health and medicine issues
C) better food products in grocery stores
D) childhood education

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

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

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

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