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Overview of and topical guide to Tennessee
The following
outline
is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tennessee:
Tennessee
–
U.S. state
located in the
Southeastern United States
. Tennessee is the
36th most extensive
and the
16th most populous
of the
50 United States
. Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796. Tennessee was the last state to leave the Union and join the
Confederacy
at the outbreak of the
U.S. Civil War
in 1861, and the first state to be readmitted to the Union at the end of the war. In the 20th century, Tennessee transitioned from an agrarian economy to a more diversified economy, aided at times by federal entities such as the
Tennessee Valley Authority
. Tennessee has played a critical role in the development of many forms of American popular music, including
rock and roll
,
blues
,
country
, and
rockabilly
.
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Geography of Tennessee
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Geography of Tennessee
Places in Tennessee
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Environment of Tennessee
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Environment of Tennessee
Natural geographic features of Tennessee
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Regions of Tennessee
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Grand Divisions of Tennessee
Administrative divisions of Tennessee
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Demography of Tennessee
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Demographics of Tennessee
Government and politics of Tennessee
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Politics of Tennessee
Branches of the government of Tennessee
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Government of Tennessee
Executive branch of the government of Tennessee
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Legislative branch of the government of Tennessee
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Judicial branch of the government of Tennessee
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Courts of Tennessee
Law and order in Tennessee
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Law of Tennessee
Military in Tennessee
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History of Tennessee
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History of Tennessee
History of Tennessee, by period
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- Prehistory of Tennessee
- English
Province of Carolina
, 1663?1707
- French
colony of
Louisiane
, 1699?1763
- British
Province of Carolina
, 1707?1712
- British
Province of North Carolina
, 1712?1776
- French and Indian War
, 1754?1763
- British
Indian Reserve
, 1763?1783
- American Revolutionary War
, April 19, 1775 ? September 3, 1783
- State of North Carolina
since 1776
- Territory South of the River Ohio
, 1790?1796
- State of Tennessee
becomes
16th State
admitted to the
United States of America
on June 1, 1796
- Creek War
, 1813?1814
- Andrew Jackson
becomes 7th
President of the United States
on March 4, 1829
- James K. Polk
becomes 11th
President of the United States
on March 4, 1845
- Mexican?American War
, April 25, 1846 ? February 2, 1848
- American Civil War
, April 12, 1861 ? May 13, 1865
- Tennessee in the American Civil War
, 1861?1865
- Eleventh state to declare secession from the United States on June 8, 1861
- Eleventh state admitted to the
Confederate States of America
on July 2, 1861
- Battle of Fort Donelson
, February 11?16, 1862
- Battle of Shiloh
, April 6?7, 1862
- Stones River Campaign
, November 20, 1862 ? January 2, 1863
- Tullahoma Campaign
, June 24 ? July 3, 1863
- Knoxville Campaign
, September 22 ? December 14, 1863
- Chattanooga Campaign
, October 1 ? November 27, 1863
- Franklin-Nashville Campaign
, October 5 ? December 25, 1864
- Andrew Johnson
becomes 17th
President of the United States
on April 15, 1865
- Tennessee in Reconstruction
, 1865?1866
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
established on June 15, 1934
- Civil Rights Movement
from December 1, 1955, to January 20, 1969
History of Tennessee, by region
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History of Tennessee, by subject
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- History of sports in Tennessee
History publications on Tennessee
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Historical museums and societies in Tennessee
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Culture of Tennessee
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Culture of Tennessee
The arts in Tennessee
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Sports in Tennessee
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Sports in Tennessee
Economy and infrastructure of Tennessee
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Economy of Tennessee
Education in Tennessee
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Education in Tennessee
See also
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References
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External links
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Wikimedia Atlas of Tennessee