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=== Migrants from the Eastern United States  ===
=== Migrants from the Eastern United States  ===
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In his well researched article "The Tennessee Constitution of 1796: A Product of the Old West" (1943),<ref name="barnhart" /> John D. Barnhart concluded that because of better road access, the largest percentage of East Tennessee pioneers had come to the area from Virginia. This, he believes changed over time. To reach this conclusion, he did a statistical analysis of the origins of Tennessee Constitution delegates and places of enlistment for Revolutionary War pensioners.  
In his well researched article "The Tennessee Constitution of 1796: A Product of the Old West" (1943),<ref name="barnhart" /> John D. Barnhart concluded that because of better road access, the largest percentage of East Tennessee pioneers had come to the area from Virginia. This, he believes changed over time. To reach this conclusion, he did a statistical analysis of the origins of Tennessee Constitution delegates and places of enlistment for Revolutionary War pensioners.  


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