Many people in the south (today stil) practiced christianity and were very open about it. When you go today, lot's of people are christian or have something to do with the bible.
The destruction and cost of WW1 had left their mark on America and the majority of Americans wanted to be kept out of any future involvement in European politics and simply wanted to be left alone to concentrate on building prosperity in the United States.
Prince Henry the Navigator created a school for navigators and an astronomical observatory at Sagres, Portugal in 1419. People received education on nagivation and map making in this school, training to navigate to the west of Africa later on.
