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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) The Great Society
B) environment
C) Thurgood Marshall
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.