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bacon's rebellion
an unsuccessful uprising by frontiersmen in Virginia in 1676, led by Nathaniel Bacon against the colonial government in Jamestown. -
boxer
A boxer is someone who takes part in the sport of boxing. -
coup d'état
When there is a coup d'état, a group of people seize power in a country. -
creek war
an uprising in 1813–14 of the Creek Indians against settlers in Alabama: frontier militia from Tennessee, Georgia, and Mississippi under Andrew Jackson helped defeat the Creek, who ceded two-thirds of their land to the U.S. -
cuba libre
a drink of rum, cola, lime juice, and ice -
insurrection
an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government.