Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was created in 1933. Franklin Roosevelt signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act on May 18, 1933. The TVA was created not only to help perserve forests and harness the power of water into electric energy, but to also give many jobs to those without at this hard time in American history. The main problem with the Tennessee Valley at this time was the amount of forest being taken, therefore leaving loose soil and causing floods.
Main Objectives
Build dams to control flooding
Deepen rivers for shipping and transportation
create electric power for people and industries
Save the forest and plant new trees
many minerals harvested to help power and war
The Tennesse Valley covers 40,910 square miles. Tennessee River provides 622 mile route for boats
The states in the Tennessee Valley include: Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. The main minerals harvested out of the Tennessee Valley are: Coal, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Marble, Zinc, Limestone, Sand, and Gravel.
TVA
Agriculture Department is in charge of agriculture
Interior Department is in charge of Forest planting and conservation
Army Engineers are in charge of improving the navigation of the rivers
Overall the Tennessee Valley Authority is Directed by 3 elected people
Main Objectives
Build dams to control flooding
Deepen rivers for shipping and transportation
create electric power for people and industries
Save the forest and plant new trees
many minerals harvested to help power and war
The Tennesse Valley covers 40,910 square miles. Tennessee River provides 622 mile route for boats
The states in the Tennessee Valley include: Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. The main minerals harvested out of the Tennessee Valley are: Coal, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Marble, Zinc, Limestone, Sand, and Gravel.
TVA
Agriculture Department is in charge of agriculture
Interior Department is in charge of Forest planting and conservation
Army Engineers are in charge of improving the navigation of the rivers
Overall the Tennessee Valley Authority is Directed by 3 elected people
