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They were called the "Contineantal Army" they were "Patriots" or "Rebels" or even the name "Yankees". These were the most common names...there are other types of insulting names that the BRits gave them too.

they we're also called Minute Men.

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The American soldiers were known as the Continental Army even though they were not trained as an army. They were mainly militia and minutemen. They were also known as "Patriots", "Rebels" and they were also known as "Yankees". The word Yankee was devired from the Dutch. Cheese was a staple of the Dutch diet, and the British used to put the Dutch down saying, "Look it's John Cheese". The Dutch used to throw this insult back at the British - John = Jahn, Cheese = Kees. Hence "Jahnkees" or Yankees was born.

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The soldiers were called the PATRIOTS

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