Yes God is a patron of any city or area
The election of 1876 the factors that contributed were the northerners losing faith in republicans because of government corruption democratic candidates taking back the south
In the factories during this time there were two main levels of power: the workers and the management. The management would often exploit the workers, and this led to the formation of unions.
Most fictional sources either have morals, or you'll often find that they actually have some historical accuracy i.e. they were influenced, the story will have a reflection of the author's opinions on the current situation when he wrote it.