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  2. History of Tennessee - Wikipedia

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    Tennessee is one of the 50 states of the United States. What is now Tennessee was initially part of North Carolina, and later part of the Southwest Territory. It was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state. Tennessee earned the nickname "The Volunteer State" during the War of 1812, when many Tennesseans helped with the war ...

  3. John Bell (Tennessee politician) - Wikipedia

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    Signature. John Bell (February 18, 1796 – September 10, 1869) was an American politician, attorney, and planter who was a candidate for President of the United States in the election of 1860. One of Tennessee 's most prominent antebellum politicians, [1] Bell served in the House of Representatives from 1827 to 1841, and in the Senate from ...

  4. Tennessee State Capitol - Wikipedia

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    The Tennessee State Capitol is modeled after an Ionic temple, incorporating Greek Revival architecture, and is composed of limestone quarried from nearby. It measures 112 by 239 ft (34 by 73 m), and is approximately 206.6 ft (63.0 m) tall. The north and south porticoes each contain eight Ionic columns, and the east and west porticoes, which do ...

  5. Thomas Jefferson - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 [b] – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, planter, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. [6]

  6. History of the Southern United States - Wikipedia

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    It took place in four stages, which varied by state. Tennessee and the border states were not affected. First came the governments appointed by President Andrew Johnson that lasted 1865–1866. The Freedmen's Bureau was active, helping refugees, setting up employment contracts for Freedmen, and setting up courts and schools for the freedmen ...

  7. Mexico–United States border wall - Wikipedia

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    Border fence between San Diego 's border patrol offices in California, U.S. (left) and Tijuana, Mexico (right) The Mexico–United States border wall (Spanish: muro fronterizo Estados Unidos–México) is a series of vertical barriers along the Mexico–United States border intended to reduce illegal immigration to the United States from Mexico ...

  8. History of the United States (1789–1815) - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The history of the United States from 1789 to 1815 was marked by the nascent years of the American Republic under the new U.S. Constitution. George Washington was elected the first president in 1789. On his own initiative, Washington created three departments, State (led by Thomas Jefferson), Treasury (led by Alexander Hamilton), and War ...

  9. Southwest Territory - Wikipedia

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    Tennessee. The Territory South of the River Ohio, more commonly known as the Southwest Territory, was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 26, 1790, until June 1, 1796, when it was admitted to the United States as the State of Tennessee. The Southwest Territory was created by the Southwest Ordinance ...