Hello all.

I’m wondering about the proposed government of the Confederate States of America. Whether you accept the states’ rights or slavery argument, secession from the Union was something deeply favored by Confederates. If they were influenced by the Articles of Confederation, why would they propose their government based on something that essentially failed and had to be replaced by the U.S. Constitution? Perhaps, secession (based on slavery or states’ rights) was the most important issue and the logistics of their proposed government came second. Perhaps, they simply wanted a more powerful state government so the federal government wouldn’t be meddling in state affairs. I really don’t know; let me learn something today!

Thanks!