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Tennessee admitted to the Union as the 16th state

On June 1, 1796, Tennessee was admitted to the United States as the 16th state following congressional approval and the required state constitutional conventions.

Tennessee admitted to the Union as the 16th state

Tennessee’s admission expanded the Union and the frontier political balance, setting precedents for statehood from organized western territories and shaping the nation’s sectional and expansion dynamics.

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