Do you think that the u.s constitution could have been adopted by the constitutional convention without the use of compromises?

1) The confederates desire to control the immense gold and silver treasures flowing from the mines of the west into the union coffers

2) Another reason was to gain access to an outlet to the pacific

Explanation:

The confederates wanted to capture New Mexico so they could gain control over their gold and silver and also to gain access to the Pacific as this was part of the plan to capture California and most of the western states in America.