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The government of the Confederate States of America was originally formed in February 1861 at Montgomery, Alabama. It was in May 1861 when the seat of the Confederacy was moved to Richmond, Virginia.
When the southern US States seceded from the United States of America in 1860, the government they formed was called the Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America
They didn't "secede to" anything, but to form a new government called the Confederate States.
a government that is characterized by a loosely organized group of individual and independent states and a weak central government
A Confederation is a government in which the individual states have greater power than the central government, thus the Confederate States wanted to be opposite of the US government where the central government was obtaining more power over the individual states.
how did the southerners belief in states rights hamper the confederate government during the war
The Confederate States of America.
In Richmond
States hold the power
The Confederate States were the reason for the war. The war was them versus the United States government.
The Confederate States of America, based in Richmond, Virginia.