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Patriot (American Revolution) Patriots (also known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or American Whigs) were those colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rebelled against British control during the American Revolution and in July 1776 declared the United States of America an independent nation.
Most broadly: 1  Outside the United States, Yank is used informally to refer to any American, including Southerners. 2  Within Southern American English, Yankee is a derisive term used to refer to any and all Northerners, or those from the regions of the Union side of the American Civil War.