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Origin of the term Yankee?
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Received this information from a list and am curious what anyone
knows about this.  Also, how was the song Yankee Doodle used
at Saratoga?  Were the words, as known today, used then? This
is the information I was given:

The name Yankee, as it applies to people of the north, is derived
from the phrase John Cheese, pronounced with a German accent
Yon Kees. this was a derrogatory term directed at German American
Dairy farmers bringing their cheeses and other dairy products to Market.

Ruth Ann Messick
Saratoga Springs, NY
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