50 States Project

By:Carlee Phillips

The State and the Flag and Capital

The State is Tennessee.

The Capital is Nashville ,Tennessee

The Grand Ole Opry is the one of the City’s major attractions.

The Motto , Nickname and the Song

• The Motto is “Agriculture and Commerce” • The Nickname is The Volunteer State. • The Song is

I do not know of another state where I had rather be than his great state I’m living in and that is Tennessee.

State Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Governor Phil Bredesentook office as Tennessee's 48th governor in 2003. Before serving as governor he was mayor of Nashville from 1991 to 1999. He grew up in rural Shortsville, NY and graduated from Harvard.

Lt. Governor Ron Ramseyassumed office in 2007. In Tennessee, they do not elect their lieutenant governor, rather, it is the Speaker of the Senate. He was elected to the House in 1992 and then to the senate in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008, making him the longest serving Republican Lt. Governor in Tennessee history.

The Total Population and The Population rank in the U.S

• The Population is 6,156,719.

• The Population Rank in the U.S-17th

The Largest City and the Official Language

• The Largest City is Memphis

• The Official is English.

The Time Zone and the Abbreviation

• The Time Zone is Eastern:UTC-5/-4

• The Abbreviation is TN.

The Median Income ,the Total Area of the State, Date Admitted to the Union

• The Median Income is $56,052• The total area of the state is 42,146 square

miles. • They were admitted to the union in June 1,

1796 (16th state to be admitted).

The License Plates

Major Industries

• Coal Mining• Electrical Power• Enriched Uranium Production• Music• Automobile Manufacturing• Farming• Tourism

The University and Teams• Tennessee has a professional football team

• The major universities areUniversity of TennesseeMiddle Tennessee State UniversityUniversity of MemphisEast Tennessee State UniversityVanderbilt University

Credits

• 50 States App • www.google.com/images • www.worldlicenseplates.com• www.Education-Portal.com • www.tntrivia.com