The geography of the Southern colonies included rivers with deep water estuaries and natural ocean ports. The geographyof the lower southern colonies included broad, coastal plains with rich soil. The climate was the warmest within all three colonial regions, and it allowed for the longest growing season within the three colonial regions - 7 months.
Tennessee has had several nicknames, but the most popular is âThe Volunteer State.â The nickname originated during the War of 1812, in which the volunteer soldiers from Tennessee, serving under Gen. Andrew Jackson, displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.
Benjamin Franklin introduced in Philadelphia in 1736. This innovative idea spread rapidly, and within a few years. the cities up and down the eastern seaboard of North. America boasted volunteer fire companies. The tradition of volunteerism flourishes today in. communities large and small and in a myriad forms as. the Internet opens new vistas for volunteerism, allowing.