Lincoln believed that American democracy meant equal rights and equality of opportunity. But he drew a line between basic natural rights such as freedom from slavery and political and civil rights like voting. He believed it was up to the states to decide who should exercise these rights.
An example of data that a historian would use is "pictorial data", since illustrations can provide unparalleled insight into the past--sometimes even more so than books.
E since a lot of taller buildings have a lot of steel in them before being covered in other material