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"The Volunteer State."
The nickname came from the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers, under the leadership of General Andrew Jackson, fought bravely in the battle of New Orleans.
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∙ 10y agoThe Overhill Cherokee town of Tanase (in what is now Monroe County) and the Tanase River (the Little Tennessee), in southeastern Tennessee.
In cherokee it means a bend and refers to the river
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∙ 11y agoIn 1567 the Spanish explorer Juan Prado mentioned two native villages or towns by the name of Tanasqui. Like most native names, this word was mis-spelled and misunderstood by Europeans over the next few hundred years, eventually becoming "Tennessee" and used as the name of the state.
The true meaning of the word Tanasqui may never be known, but it is possibly a Yuchi word for a meeting-place.
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∙ 7y agoBy 1795, the US territory of Tennessee had the necessary 60,000 population to seek statehood, which was a keen desire of most of the people there. in 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state of the USA.
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∙ 6y agoTennessee became a state because the free state called Franklin was unable to sustain itself. Congress then declared that the area should be admitted to the union.
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∙ 14y agoNamed after Cherokee Indian villages called "Tanasi" .
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Where did the last name hammond come from?
Tennessee
What is the name of Tennessee professional football team?
Titans
What is the state nick name for Tennessee?
the volunteer state
Houston oilers to the Tennessee Titans?
The Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans are the same organization. They began as the Oilers; when they moved to Tennessee in 1997 the Oilers name stayed, then was changed to Titans in 1999.
What was the name of James Polk's estate?
Polk Place, it is in Nashville, Tennessee.
What is the name of Tennessee's flag?
tennessee flag
Why did thomas lanier change his name to Tennessee Williams?
"...I changed my name after my Indian fighting Tennessee ancestors."-Tennessee Williams, Tennessee Williams' South.
Why was the name Tennessee chosen for the state of Tennessee?
'Tanasi' was the name of a Cherokee town.
Name one river that is in Tennessee?
The Tennessee River.
What is a sentence for Tennessee?
Tennessee is in the United States.Tennessee's capital is known as the Music City.
Where did the Tennessee name come from?
The name Tennessee came from the Cherokee village Tanasi.
What is something about Tennessee that starts with a z?
Zelda Lane is the name of a street in Memphis, Tennessee. Zermatt Avenue is the name of a street in Nashville, Tennessee.
When Tennessee got its name?
tennessee got its name from a cherokee indian village called "tenasi"
What is the birth name of Tennessee Williams?
Tennessee Williams's birth name is Thomas Lanier Williams.
What is the name of Tennessee Nashville zoo?
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere is the name of the zoo in Nashville, Tennessee.
What's another name for the Tennessee Titans?
The Tennessee Titans relocated to Tennessee from Houston in 1997. In Houston the team was known as the "Houston Oilers". For the first two years in Tennessee the team was known as the "Tennessee Oilers". In 1999 the team changed its name to the "Tennessee Titans".
What is Tennessee's football teams name?
The Tennessee Titans.
