It wasn't legal under any law.
...but once we won our war for independence, we changed the paradigm.
So what you're saying now is that rebellion is now universally accepted as a legal act? And that the process of trying to suppress the rebellion is the crime? Who knew?
Lincoln changed it back to King George's theory on government, (perpetual allegiance) and away from "Natural Law". (consent of the governed.)
LOL! Of course he did.
The entire foundation of our own government begs to differ with you.
"When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."
So what you're saying now is that rebellion is now universally accepted as a legal act?
I know it's hard for you to keep up, but Once a nation has founded itself on the right to independence, it is duty bound to respect it's own established principle.
No, it wouldn't be accepted in England, or France, or Germany, or any other nation that hasn't been founded on this principle, but in the nation that has, it would of course be consistent with the established national character.
I know you have little background to be able to comprehend such a difficult concept, but if you work at it sweetie, you may eventually get it.
:)