Which person was named the confederacy's president when the first southern states seceded from the union in february of 1861?

He seventeenth amendment to the us constitution calls for the direct election of all us senators. this means that the people of each state get to vote to decide who will be their two us senators. before this, the legislatures of each state chose the two us senators from that state with no direct involvement of the average voter. why would this amendment be considered a reform? how would it benefit the people? even today some people claim that the seventeenth amendment was a bad idea. what arguments could be made for reverting selection of us senators back to the state legislatures?

Rachel carson 1962 silent spring was a groundbreaking work regarding what topic

Which would be good historical evidence when studying manifest destiny?