The samurai a. took oaths of poverty, chastity, and obedience before their formal investiture. b. were similar to medieval European knights. c. were the oath-pledged military retainers of the shogun, constituting a formal national army. d. were a hereditary warrior class in medieval Japan recruited in Manchuria and Siberia. e. were recruited from the peasant class.

b. were similar to medieval European knights

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The samurai were similar to medieval European knights, living by a strict warrior code. They were a class of warriors which arose in the 10th century CE in Japan and which performed military service until the 19th century CE,legendary armored swordsmen of Japan.

the virginia plan called for three branches of government and two houses of congress. representation in each house would be determined by population. the new jersey plan called for three branches of government and a single house of congress. each state would have an equal vote.

in 1862, president lincoln's emancipation proclamation opened the door for african americans to enlist in the union army. although many had wanted to join the war effort earlier, they were prohibited from enlisting by a federal law dating back to 1792.

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