US History II – CLEP questions with correct answers

What did the Reconstruction Act of 1867 provide for? Correct Answer-Temporary Union military supervision of the former Confederacy A concentrated effort on the part of the major Protestant denominations to concert the Sioux to Christianity Correct Answer-The Second Sioux (), in which Custer was defeated at the Battle of Little Bighorn, was NOT caused by? Reformers of the Progressive Era proposed changes in city government and politics at the turn of the century, but what was not one? Correct Answer-A large city council elected by wards What constituted a significant change in the treatment of American Indians during the last half of the 19th century? Correct Answer-The division of land traditionally owned by Indian tribal groups among individual members Who would have been most likely to vote for William Jennings Bryan in 1896? Correct Answer-A Kansas farmer William Jennings Bryan Correct Answer-Democratic candidate ran for president most famously in 1896 (and again in 1900). His goal of "free silver" (unlimited coinage of silver) won him the support of the Populist Party. Though a gifted orator, he lost the election to Republican William McKinley. What were the goals of the "pure and simple unionism" advocated by Samuel Gompers? Correct Answer-Labor unions should concentrate on increasing wages and benefits