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Tennessee abolished slavery on the 24th of October 1864 when Andrew Johnson declared all slaves in the state free. The state legislature approved a constitutional amendment prohibiting slavery on the 22nd of February 1865, which was ratified by voters the following month.
Tennessee earned the nickname The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when 3,500 Tennesseans answered a recruitment call under Andrew Jackson. The moniker was further solidified during the Mexican American War when more than 30,000 volunteers answered a call from President James K. Polk.
Tennessee became the 36th and final state necessary to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. This ratification gave women the right to vote and marked a significant historical first for the state.
The Sultana steamboat disaster occurred on the 27th of April 1865 north of Memphis and remains the worst maritime disaster in American history. The tragedy killed 1,168 people and is a defining event in the state's Civil War history.
Tennessee was admitted to the Union on the 1st of June 1796 as the 16th state and the first created from federal territory. The Watauga Association formed in 1772 is generally regarded as the first constitutional government west of the Appalachian Mountains before statehood.
Nissan operates the largest automotive assembly plant in North America in Smyrna, Tennessee. General Motors and Volkswagen also maintain assembly plants in Spring Hill and Chattanooga respectively, while Ford is constructing a plant in Stanton expected to be operational in 2025.