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

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

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

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

A) They were out of work.
B) There was a shortage of gasoline.
C) A sickness was spreading across many towns and cities.
D) There was a drought and very little water could be found throughout the country.

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

A) Civil Rights Act
B) Operation Head Start
C) The Great Society Program
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) public health and medicine issues
B) clothing and shelter for the elderly
C) better food products in grocery stores
D) childhood education

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

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

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