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An insurrection is a violent uprising against an authority or government.
Examples: The colonists began an insurrection against the British in 1840. The king was forced to abdicate by the threat of an insurrection.
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John Brown was an abolitionist who was charged with treason, murder and insurrection. He was hanged on December 2, 1859.
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