act upon vs rebel

act upon

verb
  • To take action on the basis of information received or deduced. 

rebel

verb
  • To resist or become defiant toward an authority. 

noun
  • Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America, especially a Confederate soldier. 

  • A person who resists an established authority, often violently. 

How often have the words act upon and rebel occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )