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A Student History of Tennessee

Early man hunted mastodon that roamed during the last Ice Age.  The Mastodon Hunt. Painting by Carlyle Urello, courtesy of the Tennessee State Museum.
Chapter 1
The Land and Native People
Bluff Station in Nashville, later known as Fort Nashborough
Chapter 2
Struggle for the Frontier
Map of Indian Treaties, 1770–1835
Chapter 3
From Territory to Statehood
Death of British General Pakenham at Battle of New Orleans
Chapter 4
Tennessee’s Coming of Age
A broadside featuring the electors for presidential candidate Andrew Jackson
Chapter 5
The Age of Jackson
Battle of Stones River
Chapter 6
The Time of Troubles
Political cartoon depicting Andrew Johnson (left) and Abraham Lincoln (right)
Chapter 7
Reconstruction and Rebuilding
Map of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) dams and reservoirs
Chapter 8
Early Twentieth Century
Photo of girl holding a civil rights sign
Chapter 9
Modern Tennessee
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Table of Contents

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  • Chapter 1: The Land & Native People
  • Chapter 2: Struggle for the Frontier
  • Chapter 3: From Territory to Statehood
  • Chapter 4: Tennessee’s Coming of Age
  • Chapter 5: The Age of Jackson
  • Chapter 6: The Time of Troubles
  • Chapter 7: Reconstruction & Rebuilding
  • Chapter 8: Early 20th Century
  • Chapter 9: Modern Tennessee
  • Acknowledgments
  • Download/Print Entire History

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