What did leaders of the Confederacy think their nation was entitled to?

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?

When creating the treaty of versailles, each member of the 'big three' had different agendas. how did each member want to deal with rebuilding europe?meee lol in advance!

Which battle was one of the most devastating for