TENNESSEE 



RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON TENNESSEE 



(An Outline suitable for Tennessee will be found with the article "State.") 



What organization which played a large part in history in the period after the 

 War of Secession originated in this state? 



Where is Tennessee's "drowned forest," and how was it submerged? 



Is the highest point of land in the state loftier or less lofty than the highest 

 point of each state upon which Tennessee borders? 



What laws relating to industrial conditions has the state passed which shows its 

 progressive character? 



How were the eastern and western sections of the state divided in their senti- 

 ments on the slavery question in the years before the War of Secession? 



What presidents are buried in the state? How many of these were born within 

 the boundaries of the state? 



How many states produce more coal than Tennessee? Name at least ten of 

 these. (See article COAL, page 1446.) 



When did Tennessee become a state? How many states besides the original 

 thirteen were in the Union when it was admitted? 



For what is the famous estate of a President of the United States in this state 

 now used? 



What is the Peabody Education Fund, and what school in Tennessee derives 

 benefit from it? 



How large a proportion of the area is still wooded? How does the state compare 

 in this respect with Arkansas? 



By what name was the territory comprising Tennessee known when it first came 

 into the possession of the United States? 



From what four sources is the revenue for the upkeep of the schools derived? 



What class of the inhabitants, formerly neglected educationally, are now receiv- 

 ing the benefits of education? 



How does Tennessee resemble Illinois in the character of its chief crop? How 

 do the two states compare in the value of their chief crop? 



Who called Tennessee the first free and independent commonwealth in this coun- 

 'try established by men of American birth, and with what right is it so called? 



If a man in the former days in Tennessee wanted an article valued at six shil- 

 lings but had no money, how might he pay for it? 



Why are the winters colder and the summers hotter in Tennessee than in South- 

 ern Italy, which is in the same latitude? 



To what state did this territory originally belong? From what regions did the 

 first settlers come? 



How many states border upon Tennessee? How many other states have an 

 equal number of boundary states? 



How many states are larger? How many of these larger states have a greater 

 population than Tennessee? (See list in article UNITED STATES.) 



What stand has the state taken on the liquor question? 



What two popular names does the state bear? Discover from the map the ap- 

 propriateness of one of them? To what does the other refer? 



What. makes the Cumberland River so important commercially? 



What is the railway mileage of the state to each hundred square miles of area? 

 How does it compare in this respect with each of the states upon which it borders? 



