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

Education Outreach