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
Prehistory of Tennessee English Province of Carolina , 1663–1707French colony of Louisiane , 1699–1763British Province of Carolina , 1707–1712British Province of North Carolina , 1712–1776French 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 , 1813–1814Andrew Jackson becomes 7th President of the United States on March 4, 1829James K. Polk becomes 11th President of the United States on March 4, 1845Mexican–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, 1862Battle of Shiloh , April 6–7, 1862Stones River Campaign , November 20, 1862 – January 2, 1863
Tullahoma Campaign , June 24 – July 3, 1863Knoxville Campaign , September 22 – December 14, 1863Chattanooga 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, 1865Tennessee in Reconstruction , 1865–1866
Great Smoky Mountains National Park established on June 15, 1934Civil Rights Movement from December 1, 1955, to January 20, 1969
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
