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

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

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

A) Civil War
B) Spanish American War
C) American Revolution
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) They were out of work.
D) A sickness was spreading across many towns and cities.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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