No propaganda here bozo, self-determination WAS the bottom line. But then with you damnYankee knobheads, the truth was always the first casualty of war.
Like so many "Southern Gentlemen" on these boards, your first argument is to throw gratuitous insults. I suppose that makes you feel all manly knowing that one Reb can out insult any 10 Yanks, but this "damnYankee knobhead" is completely immune to your hyper-bluster. In fact, I find it comical.
Let's go back to the question. From primary sources, please give the class one example of "self-determination" from the 1860 secession crisis that did not revolve around the issue of slavery.