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History of Tennessee, an Uncommon card
Tennessee is one of the 50 states of the United States. What is now Tennessee was initially part of North Carolina, and later part of the Southwest Territory.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 87
- DEF
- 91
- Power
- 178
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 21,000
Power 178 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
History of Tennessee quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of Tennessee card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It was ______ to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
Answer
admitted. It was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state. From the History of Tennessee article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The nickname became even more applicable during the Mexican–American War in ____, after the Secretary of War asked the state for 2,800 soldiers, and Tennessee sent over 30,000 volunteers.
Answer
1840s. The nickname became even more applicable during the Mexican–American War in 1846, after the Secretary of War asked the state for 2,800 soldiers, and Tennessee sent over 30,000 volunteers. From the History of Tennessee article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Peruvian protests. Peruvian protests 96 · History of Tennessee 87 · 2014 United States Senate election in West Virginia 82 · Coloman, King of Hungary 79 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- Tennessee earned the nickname "The Volunteer State" during the War of 1812, when many Tennesseans helped with the war effort, especially during the American victory at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.
- The nickname became even more applicable during the Mexican–American War in 1846, after the Secretary of War asked the state for 2,800 soldiers, and Tennessee sent over 30,000 volunteers.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The History of Tennessee article was read about 21,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 87 and blocks with 91: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get History of Tennessee
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Text : Wikipedia, History of Tennessee (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : euthman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
