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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) childhood education
C) better food products in grocery stores
D) clothing and shelter for the elderly

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

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

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

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