[Lurker]

“the Confederation United States would have soon dissolved with nothing to replace it. “

Not entirely a bad thing in my mind.

L

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

“the Confederation United States would have soon dissolved with nothing ^{civil war} to replace it. “

Not entirely a bad thing in my mind.

It was only too possible for neighboring states, each with vague/grandiose definitions of their own extents, to default into military conflict. Of course, that happened anyway, in 1861 - but had it happened in 1800 the British would have picked up the pieces.