Uppity

I think of them as feisty rather than uppity.

"Hit wuz wunner dese yer uppity little Jack Sparrers, I speck," said the old man; "dey wuz allers bodder'n' longer udder fokes's bizness

And the Yankees are very upset because so many uppity darkies have been killed recently.

The Association was openly committed to "restoring the historical balance of power intended by our Founders" between the nobility and the uppity commoners […]