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The term "Yankee" originally referred to American colonists, particularly those from New England, during the 17th century. It became more widely used during the American Civil War, where it was used by Southerners to describe Union soldiers. Over time, "Yankee" has come to be associated with any American, but it often retains a specific connotation of Northeastern origins. The exact etymology is debated, but it may derive from Dutch or English terms.
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What was the name of the people who fought in the civil war?
The northerners were called Yankees and the Southerner were called rebels.
What were the people called who helped establish the US?
=People were called pilgrims=
What do southerners call people from the north?
Some southerners from the US call people from the north Northerners while there are some that call them Yankees. Others simply call them by their first name.
Why were they called the Yankees in the civil war?
Generally, the term Yankee had become commonly used in reference to people living in the New England states by the 1800s.
Why were the northerners called Yankees?
it was a nickname given to them by the south
Who did the Yankees refer to?
in the 1700s, british people called American revolutionists "Yankees"
What was the US called during the civil war?
US, Federals, Union, Yankees, Blue Coats, Northerners.
Were the union people called Yankees?
Yes.
What do people in Michigan like to be called?
Yankees
What were people called who burned homes in the civil war?
Northerners or Yankees
What was the name of the people who fought in the civil war?
The northerners were called Yankees and the Southerner were called rebels.
What are other names for the Union?
The Union had various nicknames including Billy Yank. The people in the North where the Union was, were called Yanks, Yankees, and the Federals.
What were union soldiers sometime called?
yankees
What were the nothern soldiers called?
They were called Union Army or Yankees, but preferly they refer to them as Yankees.
Why were the north called the Yankees and the south called the rebels?
To most people living in the US at the time, the Civil War as we know it today, was called the "war of rebellion." The US Civil War was actually an UNDECLARED WAR in which the south was rebelling against it's own government. Hence the word "Rebel", short for rebellion.
What was the union army nicknames?
I believe that they were called the YANKEES thatz all i know
How did the Yankees become known as the Yankees in American history?
at war the u.s. called themselves the Yankees
