The Southern states opposed emacipation
<span>Going out to performances and plays were a popular pastime after the War. In addition, going to sporting matches, concerts, and other social get-togethers were a popular diversion. Reading newspapers and books were more ways in which people spent their free time.</span>
The high point of achievement in Mughal architecture
(Indo-Islamic architecture developed by Mughals in 16th century), represents
the Taj Mahal, described as the “teardrop on the cheek of time” by Rabindranath
Tagore. Emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal entirely of white marble in
memory of his wife Mumtay Mahal. Shah Jahan decorated the building with large
scale-inlaid work of jewels and symmetrical mirror mosque in red sandstone. The
construction took over 22 years and required 22,000 workers and 1,000
elephants, at cost of approximately 32 million rupees. The Taj Mahal now
represents one of the New Seven Wonder of the World.
<span>York was Clark’s childhood companion. He was a slave. We know he was big. We know he was very athletic. He was a great dancer. He was devoted to William Clark. He was a great help to the expedition because he was such a curiosity. Indians who had seen white men had never seen a black man before and there’s the famous – is it Catlin or Charley Russell – and there’s the famous Charley Russell painting in the Mandan lodges of the Mandan chief trying to rub the black off of York’s skin. York had a great time on the expedition. He had, had his own rifle. He got to vote. He was a full member of the expedition. He had a, the Indians loved him, and the Indian women especially loved York and he took full advantage of that so that on many occasions York would be missing that night and he would be in the lodge with one of the Indians. Sometimes with the Indian husband standing guard while the business was completed.
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Goldstone theorizes that revolutions are because of forcible political change because of elites of attacking a weakened ruler or government instead of aiding the situation
