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Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy. By Jordan. Facts about it. It was used as a nursery rhyme in England The song surfaced during the French and Indian War in America Doodle means “a fool” or “simpleton” and dandy means “a gentlemen” in the song It is the state anthem of Connecticut. When was it written?.

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Yankee Doodle Dandy

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  1. Yankee Doodle Dandy By Jordan

  2. Facts about it • It was used as a nursery rhyme in England • The song surfaced during the French and Indian War in America • Doodle means “a fool” or “simpleton” and dandy means “a gentlemen” in the song • It is the state anthem of Connecticut

  3. When was it written? • “Yankee Doodle” was written in 1775 • It was written by Richard Schuckburg • It was written someday in April around the 19th

  4. More Facts • There are modern versions of the song • There are also earlier versions • The British sang it first to mock the colonists, but then the colonists started singing it also • “Yankee Doodle” is an American-Anglo song that dates back to the Seven Years’ War

  5. Book Facts • It was the most famous song of the Revolutionary War. • Both sides used it to boost the morale of the soldiers. • New Englanders were "Yankees" and they considered them country bumpkins or "doodles."

  6. Credits • http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/songs/Yankee_Doodle.h • http://www.earlyamerica.com/music/yankee-doodle.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_Doodle • http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/apr19.html • Deem, James M. Primary Source Accounts of the Revolutionary War. N.p.: Enslow      Publishers, Inc., 2006. Print.

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