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The term "Yankee" typically refers to people from the Northern United States, particularly during the American Civil War when it was used to describe Union soldiers. The North, or Union, was opposed to the South, or Confederacy, which sought to maintain slavery and states' rights. Therefore, Yankees are associated with the North.

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