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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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What is the Yankee Army?
It was the North in the Civil War. The North's nicknames were the Yanks(Yankees) and the South's were the Rebels.
Was billy Yankee on the north or south?
Billy Yank refers to the Union soldiers from the North during the American Civil War, while Johnny Reb represents the Confederate soldiers from the South. Therefore, Billy Yank was on the North. The terms are often used to symbolize the two opposing sides in the conflict.
Who was the founder of Yankee candle in south deerfield?
Michael Kittredge
What does Yankee mean?
Yankee or Yank is English slang for a person from New England, US or from North America. Essentially a person from the US - an American
In the great migration of 1910 to 1940 African Americans moved?
South to north
What is the Yankee Army?
It was the North in the Civil War. The North's nicknames were the Yanks(Yankees) and the South's were the Rebels.
Was George Henry Thomas a North or South General?
The " Rock of Chickamauga" was a Yankee.
Was Billy Yank part of north or south?
Billy Yank was a personification of the Yankee (Northern) soldier. Johnny Reb personified the South.
What continent is Yankee in?
North America.
What continent is Yankee Stadium in?
North America.
Was billy Yankee on the north or south?
Billy Yank refers to the Union soldiers from the North during the American Civil War, while Johnny Reb represents the Confederate soldiers from the South. Therefore, Billy Yank was on the North. The terms are often used to symbolize the two opposing sides in the conflict.
Did a Yankee soldier and a union soldier fight for the same side?
Yes, a Yankee soldier and a union soldier fought on the same side in the American Civil War (1861-65). The term "Yankee" was used by southerners to denote someone from the north, or the union. In this case, "Union" and "Yankee" mean the same thing. Nobody knows why the South ever came up with that term, though.
Did Yankee's fight for the nourth?
Yankees are a nickname of people who fought for the north. So yes. But yankee's were not their own entity
Is Yankee stadium in south Bronx NY?
yes
Who was the founder of Yankee candle in south deerfield?
Michael Kittredge
What do you call a Yankee that has lived in the south for 30 years?
American
Did the North and the South have different weapons?
My turn to use the musket today, Reb. Seriously, both sides had basically the same weapons, but the North had more and better ones. One weapon the North had which the South did not was the breech-loading repeating Sharps rifle - that Damned Yankee gun they loaded on Sunday and shot all week according to the Rebs.
