1. TENNESSEE GRACE H., ALYSSA R.

2. NICKNAME, REGION IN THE U.S, CAPITAL CITY, MAJOR CITY, AND POPULATION Nickname: The Volunteer State Region: Southeast Capital City: Nashville Major Cities: Johnson City, Jackson, Memphis Population: 6,456,243 people

3. STATE FLAG, STATE TREE, AND STATE BIRD State Flag

4. CURRENT GOVERNOR AND STATE SENATORS The name of the current governor in Tennessee is Bill Haslam State Senators Lamar Alex (Republican) Bob Corker (Republican) Bill Haslam

5. BORDERS AND GEOGRAPHY Borders of Tennessee Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi River, and the Appalachian Mountains. Geography Tennessee is the 36 th largest state and covers 42,146 square miles. Eastern Tennessee is rocky and mountainous. Also some people say Tennessee has a boxy shape.

6. NATURAL RESOURCES/ AGRICULTURE/ FARMING Some natural resources that are found in Tennessee are coal, zinc, and limestone. In Tennessee there are thousands of countryside farms. Farmlands covers about 40% of the Tennessee’s land area. Corn, cotton, and soybeans are some of Tennessee’s leading field crops. Most people say that Tennessee would great for farming.

7. HISTORY AND ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL FACTS Statehood Tennessee became the 16 th state in the union on June 1 st, 1796. Historical facts On February 6 th, 1796, Tennessee adopted a contrition in preparation for statehood. Black slaves toiled on many West and middle Tennessee farm before the American civil war in the 1830’s Free black slaves could vote in Tennessee until a new constitution, adopted in 1835, took away that right away from them.

8. PLACES TO VISIT Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, presents exhibits on the history of country music. Its collection, adopted includes many videos clips and recordings. Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, features performances of the “Grand Ole Opry” a live country music radio show.

9. ADDITIONAL FACTS The Tennessee State Museum in Nashville has exhibits on the history of Tennessee. The adventure science center in Nashville has a planetarium and interactive exhibits to help kid learn about science. The State of Franklin existed from 1784 to 1788 in what is now East Tennessee. It had broken away from North Carolina. Franklin was named for American statesman Benjamin Franklin. It had its own constitution and governor beginning in 1785. A movement to make it a state of the Union failed. The area became part of the land that became Tennessee in 1796.

10. ADDITIONAL FACTS Kingston was the capital of Tennessee for one day. In 1807, the state legislature voted to meet in Kingston on Sept. 21, its business to discuss a treaty with the Cherokee Indians was completed that day.. Even during the America civil war (1861-1865), Tennessee loyalist were divided between the North and the South. The first guide dog for the blind in the United States was "Buddy," a female German shepherd who lived in Nashville with her owner, Morris Frank. Buddy was trained in Switzerland in the late 1920's.

11. BIBLIOGRAPHY Isaacs, Sally Senzell. “Regions of the United States: The West.” Raintree, Inc. Chicago: 2006 Print. Aiken, Charles S., and Steven V. Ash. “Tennessee” World Book Student. World Book 2014. Web 7 May 2014. “Tennessee” CultureGrams States Edition. ProQuest, 2014 Web. 7 May 2014. Google images: http://www.adisgruntledrepublican.com/2012/11/ gov-bill-haslam-at-1st-tuesday-dec-4th.html