From the Annals of the Civil War –  In 1861, rebel delegates meeting in Montgomery, Alabama representing  South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas adopted the Constitution of the Confederate States of America.  Not surprisingly, the Confederate constitution in form resembled the U.S. Constitution.  But it contained the critical flaw of a weakened federal government more in line with the rejected Articles of Confederation.  The document delegated  extensive powers to the states and the power of the central government was sharply limited by its dependence on state consent for the use of any funds and resources.  This was a continual problem in the administration of the rebel government in that concerted action was almost impossible at critical points in the war because of dissension among the various states.  Of course, it provided that slavery was “recognized and protected” in slave states and territories, but foreign slave trade was prohibited.  The document is a now a relic of history. The Confederacy never achieved nation status because no foreign country ever recognized it as an independent government.