Between 1808 and 1826 all of Latin America except the Spanish colonies of Cuba and Puerto Rico slipped ... Many Creoles (those of Spanish parentage but who were born in America) felt Bourbon policy to be an unfair ...
The confederate states operated at the larger and smaller government scale size as they do today with the Senate and the House in the legislative branch. Unlike the United States, the Confederate States had delegates they sent to one large government, whereas today each state has the same set up to itself.