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Your right, compacting is difficult it needs to be done as the dirt goes in in stages. Tamping and crawling around on it and tamping on it with multiple people.

Water will pour into the lowest section it can find. It will entirely prevent the water from settling there. If the dirt in the crawl space is higher than the outside soil level you will not take on ANY water. It is the perfect fix. Regarding the outside you should also have drainage as far...

Probably best to fill the crawl space with dirt to above ground level and also install drainage as far away as possible to stop water from standing outside the foundation wall. There are good diagrams and images at this waterproofing information (no affiliation). I did my own system outside and...

very unusual to not have a footing. it is more likely that your basement was dug lower and you are looking under what is a knee wall.

home depot.... ...always trying to save a buck.

furring strips are far from ideal. def. metal studs are best.

soundproofing requires decoupling the structures and mass, lots of mass. cheapest, and best, bet is to take them carpet/rug shopping.

I wouldn't dare put laminate in a kitchen. Too much risk of water damage. +1 also on Allour flooring

Is there a foundation wall or slab?

mine was actually more far short than this. like about 2" and we still made it work. just get it even..