On the Fringes of the Prairie, 1800-1850
Yankees and Southerners: Ethnic Background

Yankees Southerners
Yankees were descended from the early Puritan settlers of New England, although many had lived in New York, Ohio, or Indiana as they followed the frontier west. Southerners had come from the states of Kentucky and Tennesse. Most were of English or Scottish ancestry.

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