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Overview of and topical guide to Tennessee
The location of the
state of Tennessee in the
United States of America
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 .
General reference
An enlargeable map of the
state of Tennessee
Geography of Tennessee
Geography of Tennessee
Places in Tennessee
Environment of Tennessee
Environment of Tennessee
Natural geographic features of Tennessee
Regions of Tennessee
Grand Divisions of Tennessee
Administrative divisions of Tennessee
An enlargeable map of the
95 counties of the
state of Tennessee
Demography of Tennessee
Demographics of Tennessee
Government and politics of Tennessee
Politics of Tennessee
Branches of the government of Tennessee
Government of Tennessee
Executive branch of the government of Tennessee
Legislative branch of the government of Tennessee
Judicial branch of the government of Tennessee
Courts of Tennessee
Law and order in Tennessee
Law of Tennessee
Military in Tennessee
History of Tennessee
History of Tennessee
History of Tennessee, by period
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
History of Tennessee, by subject
History of sports in Tennessee
History publications on Tennessee
Historical museums and societies in Tennessee
Culture of Tennessee
Culture of Tennessee
The arts in Tennessee
Sports in Tennessee
Sports in Tennessee
Economy and infrastructure of Tennessee
Economy of Tennessee
Education in Tennessee
Education in Tennessee
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of Tennessee