The yanks were the Union, opposing the Confederacy.
It was the North in the Civil War. The North's nicknames were the Yanks(Yankees) and the South's were the Rebels.
It means you are an American. It can also refer to Union troops in the Civil War.
The term "Yankees" or "Yanks" typically refers to people from the northern United States, particularly during the Civil War era when it was used to describe Union soldiers and Northerners in general. In contrast, "Southerners" refers to those from the southern states, which were part of the Confederacy. The distinction remains in cultural and historical contexts, with "Yankee" often carrying connotations of Northern identity.
It would depend on which civil war you are referring to.
This means that the civil war was brutal .....
Drive out the Yanks.
Yanks, Yankees
Yanks. Yankee Doodle.
rebs and yanks
Yanks, also known as the Yankees, were the US part in World War 1. It was also a term used to describe the northerners in the Civil War.
Yanks
It was the North in the Civil War. The North's nicknames were the Yanks(Yankees) and the South's were the Rebels.
The Northern soldiers nicknames were the Yankees or Yanks.
Northerners were Billy Yanks; Southerners were Johnny Rebs.
It means you are an American. It can also refer to Union troops in the Civil War.
Union and Confederates
Soldiers for the North (Union) were called "yanks" or more derisively "blue-bellies."