In the United States, it was mostly a rise in immigration that led to the call for the prohibition of alcohol, since many people believed that it was making people violent and unappealing. Women were at the forefront of this movement, which succeeded in prohibiting alcohol but failed at actually enforcing this ban, since people continued to drink anyway.
All 13 were needed to pass those.
The County unit system. See the link below that will take you to that.
They identified with them more than with the british! hope this helps:)
U.S., Britain, and France