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.
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.