Complete the sentence about Tennessee with the correct year: Tennessee was initially part of North Carolina, and later the Southwest Territory, before its admission to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, ______.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. 1796

Tennessee was initially part of North Carolina, and later the Southwest Territory, before its admission to the Union in 1796.

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