Cset Subtest 1: History & Social Science (Vocabulary)

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Aqueduct

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A man-made channel constructed to convey water from one location to another.

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Bear Flag Revolt

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A brief attempt at the beginning of the Mexican-American war to establish an independent California republic.

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Bushido

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The code of knights in feudal Japan, the equivalent of chivalry in Europe.

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California's Mission System

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A "sacred expedition" in which 21 Spanish Catholic missions were established, spaced to be a single days travel apart on El Camino Real (The Royal Road).

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Californios

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Residents of the Rancho system in California just before the Mexican-American war, mainly comprised of Mexican citizen who identified more as Californios then as Mexicans.

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Capitalism

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An economic system regulated by the state that encourages the accumulation of wealth and property by individuals.

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Caste

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A division of society based on differences of wealth, inherited rank or privilege, profession, or occupation.

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Central Valley Project (CVP)

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-1935

-Bureau of Reclamation

-A federal water project undertaken as a long-term plan to effectively use water in California's Central Valley.

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Checks and Balances

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-in out Constitution

-Allows regulations between the 3 branches of gov. (Judicial, Federal, Legislative) to watch over each other.

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Circumnavigate

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To sail completely around the Earth.

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Code of Hammurabi

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-1st known written legal code.

-Ancient Babylon

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Communism

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-Economic System

-State controls productions and where the profit goes.

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Conquistadors

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Spanish explorers that sought riches in Central and South America, establishing colonies along the way.

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Diamyo

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Japanese feudal lord.

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Democratic-Republican Party

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-1st two political parties in US.

-Led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.

-Opposed the Federalist Party.

-Favored individual rights.

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Economics

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A social science dealing with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

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Emancipation Proclamation

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-1863

-Pres. Lincoln

-Freed all slaves in regions fighting against the Union. (The South) aka the Confederacy.

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Executive Branch

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-1/3 branches of gov. In US.

-checks and balances.

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Federalism

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-system of gov.

-self governing regions (states) by a central (federal) gov.

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Federalist Papers

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-1787

-articles written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.

-to gain support for the Constitution.

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Federalist Papers

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-1787

-articles written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.

-to gain support for the Constitution.

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Feudalism

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-social,economic, political system.

-power decentralized.

-lords hold land and allow others to work and live on in return for loyalty and service.

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Fief

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Land held by lords under the Feudal System.

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Forty-Niners

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People who came to CA in 1849 in search of gold.

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Free-soilers

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-small influential political party in pre-Civil War period.

-Didn't want slavery in western US.

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Gentleman's Agreement

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-1907

-Treaty with Japan

-Allowed wives to join husbands in US, Japan had to deny visas to men wishing to come to US.

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Gentleman's Agreement

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-1907

-Treaty with Japan

-Allowed wives to join husbands in US, Japan had to deny visas to men wishing to come to US.

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Great Awakening

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A religious revival in the colonies during the first part of the 18th century.

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Great Compromise

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-decision made by Constitutional Congress.

-Split Congress into 2 Houses:

House of Reps (population)

Senate (= representation)

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Hunter/Gatherer Societies

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And early society in which men hunted for meat and women gathered more readily available food.

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Initiative

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A process that gives individual citizens, or groups of citizens, the power to place a proposed law on a ballot.

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Intolerable Acts

(Or Coercive Acts)

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-Brit. reaction the Boston Tea Party.

-strict restrictions on colonial town meetings and other harsh penalties.

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Intolerable Acts

(Or Coercive Acts)

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-Brit. reaction the Boston Tea Party.

-strict restrictions on colonial town meetings and other harsh penalties.

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Judicial Branch

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-1/3 of US gov. branches.

-checks and balances.

-interprets Congressional Laws.

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Intolerable Acts

(Or Coercive Acts)

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-Brit. reaction the Boston Tea Party.

-strict restrictions on colonial town meetings and other harsh penalties.

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Judicial Branch

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-1/3 of US gov. branches.

-checks and balances.

-interprets Congressional Laws.

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Justinian Code

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Basis of Justice System for Western world and US.

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Intolerable Acts

(Or Coercive Acts)

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-Brit. reaction the Boston Tea Party.

-strict restrictions on colonial town meetings and other harsh penalties.

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Judicial Branch

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-1/3 of US gov. branches.

-checks and balances.

-interprets Congressional Laws.

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Justinian Code

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Basis of Justice System for Western world and US.

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Land Comission

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Established to settle the Californio's land claims during the first few years of CA's statehood.

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Law of Supply and Demand

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-economic principle

-states that if supply is greater than demand, the value of the product is lower, and visa versa.

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Legislative Branch

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-1/3 of US gov. branches.

-checks and balances.

-makes Congressional Laws.

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Louisiana Purchase

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-1803

-Pres. Thomas Jefferson.

-purchase that doubled US territory.

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Manifest Destiny

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-1845

-(phrase) The American vision of western expansion.

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Mercantilism

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The practice of state regulation and control of an economy.

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Missouri Compromise

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-1820

-Legislation that tried to resolve the conflicts raised by the addition of new territories as either slave or non-slave owning areas.

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Monotheism

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The worship of only one god.

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Nullification

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A concept espoused by southerners, following the Missouri Compromise that would have given southern states the right to refuse to obey laws they did not agree with.

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Nullification

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A concept espoused by southerners, following the Missouri Compromise that would have given southern states the right to refuse to obey laws they did not agree with.

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"Octopus"

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A term used to describe the Central Pacific Railroad's monopoly for having an arm in practically every sector of CA's commerce.

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Pilgrims

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-Religious group that broke away from Church of England.

-Fall of 1620 became the first settlers to land in MA.

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Popular Sovereignty

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A direct democracy.

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Popular Sovereignty

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A direct democracy.

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Presidio

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Forts built by the Spanish to offer protection to the CA missionaries and settlers during periods of violent revolt by native workers.

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Pueblos

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Towns based around CA missions and presidios,built around a church and a town square.

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Pueblos

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Towns based around CA missions and presidios,built around a church and a town square.

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Rancho System

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A land allotment system defined by a few large landowners and many landless workers.

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Pueblos

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Towns based around CA missions and presidios,built around a church and a town square.

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Rancho System

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A land allotment system defined by a few large landowners and many landless workers.

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Recall

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A mechanism for ending and elected official's tenure before its scheduled completion.

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Pueblos

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Towns based around CA missions and presidios,built around a church and a town square.

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Rancho System

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A land allotment system defined by a few large landowners and many landless workers.

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Recall

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A mechanism for ending and elected official's tenure before its scheduled completion.

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Reconstruction

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Pres. Lincoln's first priority after the Civil War to reconcile the warring sides and rebuild areas affected by war.

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Pueblos

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Towns based around CA missions and presidios,built around a church and a town square.

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Rancho System

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A land allotment system defined by a few large landowners and many landless workers.

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Recall

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A mechanism for ending and elected official's tenure before its scheduled completion.

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Reconstruction

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Pres. Lincoln's first priority after the Civil War to reconcile the warring sides and rebuild areas affected by war.

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Referendum

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A statute or amendment that has passed the state legislature, which is then placed the proposed law on a ballot for approval by the electorate.

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Reincarnation

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-A religious belief.

-death, rebirth in another body.

-Hinduism and other religions

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Relocation Camps

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Internment camps that held Japanese people during WWII.

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Renaissance

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-French meaning "rebirth"

-the flowering of European culture at the end of the Medieval period.

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Secession

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Self-given right of the 7 states of the lower South (S. Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana) to leave the Union of they so desired.

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Separate but Equal

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-a philosophy along with election rules.

-designed to deny blacks the right to vote after reconstruction ended.

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Separate but Equal

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-a philosophy along with election rules.

-designed to deny blacks the right to vote after reconstruction ended.

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Serf

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Peasants who work on land in a Feudal System.

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Separate but Equal

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-a philosophy along with election rules.

-designed to deny blacks the right to vote after reconstruction ended.

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Serf

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Peasants who work on land in a Feudal System.

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Shogun

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In feudal Japan, the equivalent of a medieval European King.

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Silicon Valley

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-South Bay Area by San Fran.

-use to be silicon chip innovators and manufacturing, now high-tech businesses.

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Silicon Valley

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-South Bay Area by San Fran.

-use to be silicon chip innovators and manufacturing, now high-tech businesses.

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Socialism

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-economic system.

-workers control the means of production and share in the profits of their labor.

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Silicon Valley

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-South Bay Area by San Fran.

-use to be silicon chip innovators and manufacturing, now high-tech businesses.

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Socialism

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-economic system.

-workers control the means of production and share in the profits of their labor.

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Ten Percent Plan

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-developed by Pres. Lincoln (before assassination).

-carried out by Andrew Johnson.

-a state could be readmitted into the Union of 10% of the former Confederates in the state who had voted in the 1860 election vowed loyalty to the Union.

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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-rule in Constitution.

-in state population counts, rah slave would count for 3/5 of a free person.

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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-rule in Constitution.

-in state population counts, rah slave would count for 3/5 of a free person.

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Vassal

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Knight in the Feudal System.