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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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