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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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