Yankeedom
Northern American region
Yankeedom refers to the region, culture, or collective identity of Yankees—historically, the northern United States, especially New England.
The term can carry affection or derision depending on who's using it: He never quite fit into Yankeedom after moving from Georgia.
It sometimes appears in discussions of American regional cultures, describing a distinct sphere of values, customs, and attitudes associated with the North.
Northeast U.S. region
- BostonMassachusetts state capital
- Cape CodMassachusetts coastal peninsula
- Martha's VineyardMassachusetts island off Cape Cod
- NantucketMassachusetts island resort
Connecticut River · Berkshires · White Mountains · Green Mountains · Acadia · Narragansett · Plymouth · Vermont
Local governance assembly
- clam chowderCreamy mollusk soup
- lobsterLarge marine shellfish
- maple syrupConcentrated sap sweetener
- fall foliageSeasonal leaf coloration
colonial architecture · whaling · Norman Rockwell · Robert Frost · Walden Pond · L.L. Bean · clambake · thrift
Religious journey takers
- Mayflower1620 colonial transport vessel
- Massachusetts Bay ColonyEarly Puritan New England settlement
- Salem witch trialsColonial American persecution of alleged sorcerers
- Plymouth RockFabled Pilgrim arrival site
theocracy · Calvinism · Great Migration · blue laws · predestination · meetinghouse · dissenters · religious freedom
Improve by correcting faults
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- activismDirect effort for reform
civil rights · liberalism · civic engagement · grassroots · universal healthcare · environmentalism · social reform · civic virtue
Prestigious Cambridge university
- YaleIvy League institution
- Ivy LeagueElite university athletic conference
- academiaHigher education community
- transcendentalismIntuition-based idealist philosophy
Emerson · Thoreau · abolition · public education · lyceum · scholarship · pragmatism · enlightenment
New England
Northeast U.S. region
- BostonMassachusetts state capital
- Cape CodMassachusetts coastal peninsula
- Martha's VineyardMassachusetts island off Cape Cod
Nantucket · Connecticut River · Berkshires · White Mountains · Green Mountains · Acadia · Narragansett · Plymouth · Vermont · New Hampshire
town meeting
Local governance assembly
- clam chowderCreamy mollusk soup
- lobsterLarge marine shellfish
- maple syrupConcentrated sap sweetener
fall foliage · colonial architecture · whaling · Norman Rockwell · Robert Frost · Walden Pond · L.L. Bean · clambake · thrift · reserved
pilgrims
Religious journey takers
- Mayflower1620 colonial transport vessel
- Massachusetts Bay ColonyEarly Puritan New England settlement
- Salem witch trialsColonial American persecution of alleged sorcerers
Plymouth Rock · theocracy · Calvinism · Great Migration · blue laws · predestination · meetinghouse · dissenters · religious freedom · American exceptionalism
reform
Improve by correcting faults
- abolitionFormal discontinuation of practice
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
activism · civil rights · liberalism · civic engagement · grassroots · universal healthcare · environmentalism · social reform · civic virtue · egalitarianism
Harvard
Prestigious Cambridge university
- YaleIvy League institution
- Ivy LeagueElite university athletic conference
- academiaHigher education community
transcendentalism · Emerson · Thoreau · abolition · public education · lyceum · scholarship · pragmatism · enlightenment · literacy
YankeedomDeep South
Southernmost American states
Dixie · Tidewater · Southern culture · plantation culture · Texas
Yankeedomlibertarianism
Minimal-government political philosophy
individualism · anti-federalism · traditionalism · agrarianism