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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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