People
Who was the Tennessee Governor during the ratification of the 19th Amendment?
Who were the three Tennesseans who served as US President?
Albert Roberts
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
The geography of ____________, including the Gulf Coastal Plains, is dominated by flat areas that are used as farmland. The soil supports a strong _______ crop.
West Tennessee
Soybean
What New Deal program stabilized Banking in America?
FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
What did the 19th amendment achieve?
What agricultural product is most commonly associated with East Tennessee?
Right to Vote for Women in the United States
Dairy Products
Where did Elvis Presley record his first album?
Memphis, TN-Sun Records
What entertainer at the Grand Ole Opry made the harmonica famous?
What branch of government makes the laws?
What branch of government interprets the laws?
Deford Bailey
Legislative Branch (House/Senate)
Judicial Branch
How many times has the capital city of Tennessee been relocated?
What was the first capital city of Tennessee?
5
Knoxville
Which state was the last state to ratify the 19th amendment?
In the 1920's, severe drought swept across the Great Plains. As the drought continued the grass in the area died, and the soil dried out. This caused huge dust storms in the area. This is called the ________. The drought caused farmers to suffer even more during the _____________.
Tennessee (Perfect 36)
Dust Bowl
Great Depression
What was the Secret City during WWII? What was the project called?
Oak Ridge, Manhattan Project
How did the Grand Ole Opry start?
Name 3 famous entertainers from the original Grand Ole Opry Show.
WSM 650 Radio Barn Dance Show
Roy Acuff, Minnie Pearl, Uncle Dave Macon, Deford Bailey
Who was the Olympic Gold Medalist from Clarksville, TN?
What Tennessean captured 132 Germans during WWI and won the Congressional Medal of Honor?
Wilma Rudolph
Alvin C. York
Name 2 famous American women who had a major impact on the ratification of the 19th Amendment.
Anne Dallas Dudley
Susan B. Anthony
How did the Grand Ole Opry impact Tennessee culture?
It spread Tennessee culture throughout the United States.
Who was the only Tennessean at the rank of General during World War I?
Lawrence Tyson
What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?
Aid, protection, and education during Reconstruction after the American Civil War
What Tennessean was the first to encounter Japanese pilots during the Pearl Harbor attack?
What branch of government enforces the laws?
Cornelia Fort
Executive Branch
__________was the first school ordered to integrate after the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court decision.
Clinton High School
How did the TVA impact Tennessee? When was it created?
What agricultural product is most commonly associated with Middle Tennessee?
Electrical Power 1933
Tobacco
What were Roosevelt's New Deal Program three R's?
Relief, Recovery, Reform
How did the election of Rutherford B. Hayes and the Compromise of 1877 impact the United States?
It ended Reconstruction in America
Who was the longest serving Secretary of State in US History?
Cordell Hull
The Nashville Basin and the Highland Rim make up this part of Tennessee. Of the three divisions in the state, this region has the largest number of people and is the location of the state capital, Nashville.
Middle Tennessee
_________ was set up to maintain state and national forests. People were given jobs to work in the forests making trails, fighting fires, and planting trees. In Tennessee, this program helped build parks and recreation areas that later became a part of the State Park system.
Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
She was the leader of the anti-suffrage movement in Tennessee. When Governor Roberts called his special session to ratify the amendment, she traveled to Nashville and tried to defeat the amendment.
Josephine Pearson
New jobs were created under the _____________. It provided jobs to construct public buildings such as schools and libraries.
Works Progress Administration (WPA)