Mostly the reasons were economic. The country's economy was dismembered when it entered the great depression and they had to take care of that. The South used this to reinforce its values because nobody was bothering them since the great depression forced the government to move its focus on something else.
By losing to the popular votes
But won the electoral votes
Because it involved many countries altogether, not just a war between 2 countries, it included at least 6 countries
Agricultural communities settled where they did because there was a water source near by for growing crops. It is very hard to grow plants or raise animals without a water source. People also settled near water sources so they could travel on ships and trade with other communities along the same water source. The people in the community also needed water to stay hydrated and to wash dirty clothes or to bathe.
