To carry water from the well or the river, children would have used a yoke so that they could carry two buckets at once. Image from the National Parks Service.

Yankees (n)

- the name Southerners used for Americans who lived in the northern states during the American Civil War

Yemassee Uprising (n)

- warfare with the Yamasee and later the Creek Indians. The war started in 1715 and destroyed much of the colony of South Carolina.

yeoman farmer (n)

- a farmer who grew crops and raised animals to feed himself and his family. He did not produce cash crops.

yoke (n)

- an item used to help carry water