Tennessee Valley Authority

Meredith GanoUrsula Widocki

Sarah Zimmermann

Public power provider

TVA

to address environmental, economic, and technological issues

TVA’s Purpose

May 18, 1933 Congress passed the TVA act

How TVA was Implemented

Gave Jobs

It’s Target

Needed Increase of Federal Spending: To develop and enforce the TVA To develop/ distribute

fertilizers to farmers To construct hydroelectric

power stations To build dams To provide jobs

The Role of Government

Norris Dam, first Dam built under the TVA

Involvement in Everyday Normal Lives: Taught farmers new techniques Provided employment Generated Electricity Controlled Tennessee River

The Role of Government

Carpenter working on the construction of the Douglas Dam in East Tennessee

Regulated Big Businesses: Sold to publically-owned distribution

utilities Created regulations to prevent

competition "Never shall the federal government

part with its sovereignty or with its control of its power resources while I'm president of the United States."

The Role of Government

Roosevelt signing the TVA Act

Effectiveness

• Successful regional plan

• Improved standard of living

• Economical development

Improve efficiency

Healthy soil Crop rotation Fertilizers Irrigation

More profit

Farm Reform

Demonstration Farm

Reduce destructive flooding Conservation Preservation Jobs

Creation of Dams

Bed FloodingHydroelectric Dam

Affordable for rural isolated towns

Government involvement in business power Ruled Constitutional

Power Supply

TVA Today Largest public power company Transportation Water Quality Recreation

Long-Lasting Effects

Bernard, Patricia. "History of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)." Almanac of Policy Issues. N.p.. Web. 2 Dec 2012.

Kennedy, David, Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas Bailey. The American Pagent. 12th ed. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. 791. Print.

Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933. 17, 73d Cong. (1993) Tennessee Valley Authority. Tennessee Valley Authority, n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2012. <http://www.tva.com/abouttva/history.htm>.

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