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Why were northerners called Yankees during civil war?
Yankee had long been a term used to describe people from New England. Southerners generalized the term to include all Northerners. The source of the widespread use among southerners to refer to northerners as Yankees may have been mistral shows plying the Mississippi on showboats. ============== Actually, the word is even older than that. Yankee1683, a name applied disparagingly by Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam (New York) to English colonists in neighboring Connecticut. It may be from Du. Janke, lit. "Little John," dim. of common personal name Jan; or it may be from Jan Kes familiar form of "John Cornelius," or perhaps an alteration of Jan Kees, dialectal variant of Jan Kaas, lit. "John Cheese," the generic nickname the Flemings used for Dutchmen. It originally seems to have been applied insultingly to the Dutch, especially freebooters, before they turned around and slapped it on the English. A less-likely theory is that it represents some southern New England Algonquian language mangling of English. In English a term of contempt (1750s) before its use as a general term for "native of New England" (1765); during the American Revolution it became a disparaging British word for all American native or inhabitants. Shortened form Yank in reference to "an American" first recorded 1778.
Why was the battle of plassey an important event in Indian history?
Gerneral Robert Clive, under instructions from the British East India Company, with a mixed European-Indian force of some 2,500 men, defeated the army of Siraj-ud-Dawlah, the nawab (ruler) of Bengal, at the Battle of Plassey on June 23, 1757.As a result of this battle, Siraj-ad-daula was captured by Mir Jafar's soldiers when he tried to escape and later executed on order of Mir Jafar's son.Mir Jafar, who had signed a secret agreement with Robert Clive, replaced Siraj as nawab.The French were no longer a significant force in Bengal and the British became the significant European power in Bengal and the Carnatic, the two most profitable regions of India for European traders. Over the next 190 years, Britain went on to expand its power in India and Asia.Robert Clive was appointed Baron of Plassey in 1762 and Governor of Bengal in 1765.
What were the effects of no taxation without representation?
The Americans thought it was unfair that they could be taxed without having their say in Parliment, such as asking how these taxes were going to be used, and why they were being taxed in the first place. They also thought it was their right to say in Parliment what taxes were unfair to them as British subjects
Who attended the Stamp Act congress of 1765?
Colonists attended the Stamp Act Congress of 1765. The Stamp Act Congress was held in New York City in October of 1765.
When did the boycott of british goods take place?
OCTOBER 1765
When was the stamp act issued?
October 19th 1765- hope this helped you :)
What is Harman Blennerhassett's birthday?
Harman Blennerhassett was born on October 8, 1765.
When was Harman Blennerhassett born?
Harman Blennerhassett was born on October 8, 1765.
When did Lionel Sackville die?
Lionel Sackville died on October 10, 1765 at the age of 77.
Did anything noteworthy happen today in history for 7th of October?
On October 7, 1765 Congress convened in New York on the Stamp Act.
How old was Lionel Sackville at death?
Lionel Sackville died on October 10, 1765 at the age of 77.
When did Prince William Augustus die?
Prince William Augustus died on October 31, 1765 at the age of 44.
When did Giovanni Paolo Pannini die?
Giovanni Paolo Pannini died on October 21, 1765 at the age of 74.
How old was Prince William Augustus at death?
Prince William Augustus died on October 31, 1765 at the age of 44.
How old was Giovanni Paolo Pannini at death?
Giovanni Paolo Pannini died on October 21, 1765 at the age of 74.
