Homework Help About Tennessee
Homework Topics
- Agriculture and Food
- Counties and Cities
- Environment and Weather
- Geography
- Government
- History
- Holidays
- Music, Art, and Drama
- State Symbols
Reference and Resources
- Request a Tennessee Brochure
- Request Tennessee Map
- Report Card on State Schools
- Home schooling in Tennessee
- Driver Practice Test
- Colleges in Tennessee
- Tennessee State Library & Archives
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- Statehood
- June 1, 1796 (16th state)
- Origin of State Name
- Tanasi, or Tennessee, was a Cherokee town name that later became the name of the region.
- Capital
- Nashville
- Slogan
- "Tennessee-America at Its Best" (1965)
- Motto
- "Agriculture and Commerce" (1987) - from the wording on the state seal.
- Nickname
- "The Volunteer State" - which originated during the War of 1812 when thousands of Tennesseans enlisted in response to Governor Willie Blount’s call for volunteers.
