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TENNESSEE REVIEW
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Tennessee State Seal
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Tennessee State Flag
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TENNESSEE INFORMATION State size: 42,144 square miles (34th in size) State Capital: Nashville (named after Francis Nash a Revolutionary war General) Major cities: Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville
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Admission to union: The 16th State Date entered the union: June 1, 1796 Origin of state name: Named after the Indian village "Tanasi". Nicknames: The Volunteer State
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Bordering states: Missouri, Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Arkansas State bird: Mockingbird State flower: Iris State tree: Yellow Poplar Motto: Tennessee - America at its Best
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Tennessee Government
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Governor Phil Bredesen Tennessee’s Current Governor
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What are the Three Grand Divisions of Tennessee?
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West Tennessee Middle Tennessee East Tennessee
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What forms the border of western Tennessee?
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The Mississippi River
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Which regions of Tennessee borders the Mississippi River?
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The Gulf Coastal Plain
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Which Grand Division of Tennessee has the largest deposits of coal?
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East Tennessee
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What type of maps shows mountain ranges, rivers, and other physical features.
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Physical
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Tennessee’s congressional district boundaries are changed based on?
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Census Returns
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What industry is important in Middle Tennessee?
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Automobile Manufacturing
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What direction from Tennessee is Arizona?
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West
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What are the 3 major river systems of Tennessee?
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Cumberland Tennessee Mississippi
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Name a natural resource Found in all 3 Grand Divisions of Tennessee.
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Water Soil Trees
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In what Grand Division was copper found?
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East Tennessee
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What is the larges natural lake in Tennessee?
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Reelfoot
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What has TVA done for Tennessee?
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Built dams that created lakes Brought power to a lot of TN Created jobs Prevented floods
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Tennessee Statehood
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June 1, 1796 Tennessee became the 16th state to join the United States of America. Statehood
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Important Figures of Tennessee History
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John Sevier
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Tennessee voters chose Sevier to be their first governor. He was governor for 12 years. He directed the government to build roads, worked with Native American tribes to gain more land for settlers. He is for whom Sevier County is named after.
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Andrew Jackson
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Jackson played a role in founding the city of Memphis and won election to the United States Congress. During the war of 1812 he volunteered to fight and earned the nickname “Old Hickory”. Jackson was elected 7th president of the United States in 1828 and elected a second time in 1832 because he was a war hero. Jackson was seen as a strong, independent man of the people- a common man who stood up for the common people. Andrew Jackson
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Andrew Johnson
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Five days after the war ended, President Abraham Lincoln was killed. His Vice President, Andrew Johnson of Tennessee became the seventeenth President of the United States. He led our country through the Reconstruction Period.
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James K. Polk
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James Polk was a United States Representive and a speaker of the House. He was elected to be the 11th president of the United States. During his office America extended its western border to the Pacific Ocean. James Polk
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Austin Peay Governor of Tennessee
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AUSTIN PEAY Governor of Tennessee 1901-1927 Native of Kentucky and the first and only Governor of Tennessee to die while in office. Austin Peay University is named after him. Was known for his work towards the transportation(roads) in Tennessee
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Anne Dallas Dudley Nashville native and women's suffrage (womens’ right to vote) leader
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Martin Luther King, Jr. A Civil Rights Activist who is most famous for his speech “I Have A Dream” King was killed in Memphis, TN on April 4, 1968 by James Earl Ray
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Nancy Ward
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born as a member of the Cherokee tribe sometime around 1738, her Cherokee name was Nan’yehi. as European settlers took over parts of Tennessee, she began to blend into the white world, and she became known as Nancy Ward. She was known to help keep the peace between Cherokee people and the European settlers.
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Nancy Ward Nancy Ward, the famed Beloved Woman of Chota, rests in a small hilltop cemetery overlooking the Ocoee River, where U.S. Highway 411 crosses near the ancient ford of the Warrior's Path and the old Federal Road.
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