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James Wolfe is recorded as making the first remark of the word in reference to the soldiers under his command from the New England states. This was later amended to be a derogatory term for soldiers situated in the United States, commonly a Yank. The term within the United States is reference to Union Armies from the North during the Civil War.
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What group of patriots called for war with great Britain leading to war of 1812?
The War Hawks
What were northern soldiers who remained in the south after the war called?
Yankees!
Who were the people who choose not to fight for either side in he Revoluionlry war?
The people were called patriots
What were the blue coats called jn the revolutionary war?
The Blue Coats were the Patriots and the Red Coats were the Loyalists/Regulars
What does the song Yankee doodle really mean?
it was the british actually mocking the patriots with a song because it you listen to the lyrics it quotes: "Macaroni" (Something Fancy) the patriots later used this in battle during the Rev. War (:
How did the Patriots turn the tide the war?
The rev of the lution came to help them with enemies like Spain of France
What was the northeners called during the civil war?
It was called the Patriots
How did the Yankees become known as the Yankees in American history?
at war the u.s. called themselves the Yankees
What were the Americans called in the revolutionary war?
Patriots!
What was the Americans side in the revolutionary war called?
Patriots
What was the north called in the Civil War?
In the civil war, the North was called the Union.
How did the Yankees get their name?
They got the name because during a war the north was called the Yankees.
What group of patriots called for war with great Britain leading to war of 1812?
The War Hawks
What group of patriots called for war with great Britain leading to the war of 1812?
The War Hawks
What were the two sides in the Revolutionary War called?
Loyalists and Patriots
What were the soldiers from the south called during the civil war?
they were called Yankees
What was the north commonly called in the American Civil War?
We called them &^%#$% and *^#%^^& YANKEES!
