The Varna system in Dharma-shastras divides society into four varnas (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishya and Shudras). Those who fall out of this system because of their grievous sins are ostracised as outcastes (untouchables) and considered outside the varna system. The system which divides Hindus into rigid hierarchical groups based on their karma (work) and dharma (the Hindi word for religion, but here it means duty) is generally accepted to be more than 3,000 years old.
How did caste come about?
Manusmriti , widely regarded to be the most important and authoritative book on Hindu law and dating back to at least 1,000 years before Christ was born, "acknowledges and justifies the caste system as the basis of order and regularity of society".
The caste system divides Hindus into four main categories - Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras. Many believe that the groups originated from Brahma, the Hindu God of creation. At the top of the hierarchy were the Brahmins who were mainly teachers and intellectuals and are believed to have come from Brahma's head. Then came the Kshatriyas, or the warriors and rulers, supposedly from his arms. The third slot went to the Vaishyas, or the traders, who were created from his thighs. At the bottom of the heap were the Shudras, who came from Brahma's feet and did all the menial jobs.
The main castes were further divided into about 3,000 castes and 25,000 sub-castes, each based on their specific occupation.
Outside of this Hindu caste system were the achhoots - the Dalits or the untouchables.
How does caste work?
For centuries, caste has dictated almost every aspect of Hindu religious and social life, with each group occupying a specific place in this complex hierarchy.
Rural communities have long been arranged on the basis of castes - the upper and lower castes almost always lived in segregated colonies, the water wells were not shared, Brahmins would not accept food or drink from the Shudras, and one could marry only within one's caste.
If you look at the years of the states and write down the ones in 1889 and 1900, it gets easier. Three that I got were Wshington, Montana, and South Dakota (I'm sure there are more but those were three).
Answer:
The French and Indian war changed the economic relationship between Britain and its colonies.
Explanation:
Britain started to regulate the colonies economy and political affairs. They started imposing taxes and regulations that were considered by the colonists as unfair. Britain forced taxes on the English colonies because they required money to get rid of war debts. Britishers decided to add acts in the colonies, which covered the Stamp Act and Townsend Acts.
<span>1. If my memory serves me well, in the early and mid-1800's, sectionalism was strongest </span><span>in the South, where people felt their economy depended on slavery. After the invention of the cotton there were very high demand for slave labor and slavery become the necessary part of agricultural output in the South.
2. I am definitely sure that, </span>Henry Clay’s American System, which was established in the early 1800's, <span>placed tariffs on foreign imports to build roads and infrastructure. The main goal of Henry Clay's American System was to support the domestic economy of the United States.
3. As far as I remember, </span>South Carolina eventually repealed its Ordinance of Nullification in exchange for <span>the federal elimination of the Tariff of 1828 and a gradual reduction on import taxes over a decade.
4. The best description of the nullification is: </span><span>the idea that a state could refuse to follow a federal law it disagreed with. That means, the state has the right to nullify any federal law if they see it unconstitutional.</span>
King Henry VIII was the English king who broke away from the Catholic Church.
