Outline of Tennessee

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tennessee:

Contents

• Geography of Tennessee
• Places in Tennessee
• Environment of Tennessee
• Natural geographic features of Tennessee
• Regions of Tennessee
• Administrative divisions of Tennessee
• Government and politics of Tennessee
• Executive branch of the government of Tennessee
• Legislative branch of the government of Tennessee
• Judicial branch of the government of Tennessee
• Law and order in Tennessee
• Military in Tennessee
• History of Tennessee
• History of Tennessee by period
• History of Tennessee by region
• History of Tennessee by subject
• History publications on Tennessee
• Historical museums and societies in Tennessee
• Culture of Tennessee
• The arts in Tennessee
• Economy and infrastructure of Tennessee
• Education in Tennessee
• References

Tennessee – U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. Tennessee is the 36th most extensive and the 17th 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.