Knowing that the land takes place in post–civil war america provides the reader with conflict. context. influence. motivation.

It provides them with context.

The correct option is:  "Context"

The context is the set of circumstances (material or abstract) that occur around a given event, or event, that are reliably proven; in the testimonies of people of proven reputation through the human voice, spoken message, written, ancient graffiti, ancient manuscripts, in letters, documents, history books, newspapers, internet, TV, radio, modern audiovisual media or others, and transmitted, without distortion to the senses

idk if you found them already or not but you probably did but the one closer to sea level is raleigh.

answer; the above statement is (false);