Why Are Americans Known As Yanks/Yankees?

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Demonym: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonym
Yankee Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee
Yankee Poem & Pie: https://theyankeechef.com/index.php/f...
Yankee Ingenuity: https://www.definitions.net/definitio...
Is Yankee Derogatory: https://english.stackexchange.com/que...
What Is A Yankee?: http://wickedyankee.blogspot.com/2011...
American Civil War: https://www.britannica.com/event/Amer...
Word Myths: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Word-Myths-D...
Yankee On Etymonline: https://www.etymonline.com/word/yankee
Yankee On National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/en...
Yankee On Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Yank...
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