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===Yankee Doodle===
===Yankee Doodle===
One influence on the use of the term throughout the years has been the song [[Yankee Doodle]], which was popular at the time of the [[American Revolutionary War]] (1775–1783). Though the British intended to insult the colonials with the song, following the Battle of Concord, it was adopted by Americans as a proud retort and today is the state song of Connecticut.
One influence on the use of the term throughout the years has been the song Yankee Doodle, which was popular at the time of the [[American Revolutionary War]] (1775–1783). Though the British intended to insult the colonials with the song, following the Battle of Concord, it was adopted by Americans as a proud retort and today is the state song of Connecticut.
===Canadian usage===
===Canadian usage===
An early use of the term outside the United States was in the creation of [[Sam Slick]], the "Yankee Clockmaker", in a column in a newspaper in Halifax, Nova Scotia, (now part of Canada), in 1835. The character was a plain-talking American who served to poke fun at American and Nova Scotian customs of that era, while trying to urge the old-fashioned Canadians to be as clever and hard-working as the Yankees.
An early use of the term outside the United States was in the creation of [[Sam Slick]], the "Yankee Clockmaker", in a column in a newspaper in Halifax, Nova Scotia, (now part of Canada), in 1835. The character was a plain-talking American who served to poke fun at American and Nova Scotian customs of that era, while trying to urge the old-fashioned Canadians to be as clever and hard-working as the Yankees.