As I said: Spot on! You seem to presume that I am unknowing... 🤔
Not necessarily.
I was clarifying a possible confusion for other readers.
You called out "confederate states" and then segued into the Civil War. I wanted to remind readers that "confederate states" in the context of the Federalist papers referred to the states as ratifiers of the Articles of Confederation.
"Confederate" and "confederate states" is used throughout the Federalist papers.
-PJ