Your opinion is duly noted, but by a strict definition of the word what the Southerners did in 1861-1865 was a rebellion.
You fully understand it.
Not really, no.
You are just angry that you absolutely cannot refute it...
I don't try and refute people who believe that the earth is flat or that it's only 6000 years old either. You can't reason someone out of a position that they weren't reasoned into. You hold your position based on your own wishful opinions and blind prejudices, and will twist facts any way you can to make you sound like you know what you're talking about.
That is incorrect. It was correct prior to 1776, but after a nation was created which expressly recognizes the right to do what they did, that definition is no longer correct.
Also no effort was made to takeover the existing national government. Self Determination is not "rebellion". No one has a right to rule other people.
Not really, no.
I'm pretty sure you grasp the concept of "trade." You understand this just fine, you just refuse to admit the clear truth because it does not support the rest of what you wish to believe.
The South was responsible for 73% of all the trade with Europe, and therefore they were responsible for producing 73% of all the tax revenue.
And as i've said, it's actually more, because the game was rigged to tax more highly the things the South wanted.