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New Englanders were originally known as ______
问题详情
New Englanders were originally known as ______, which come to stand for all Americans.
A．Hippies
B．Yankees
C．Uncle Sam
D．Brother Jonathan请帮忙给出正确答案和分析，谢谢！
参考答案
正确答案：B
Yankee或简称Yank，最初是对新英格兰地区的美国人的蔑称。在美国殖民战争时期，英国的军官们曾使用Yankees一词来表示他们对殖民战争时期农民士兵的轻蔑。
