<P> The Tennessee Valley Authority ( TVA ) is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter on May 18 , 1933 , to provide navigation , flood control , electricity generation , fertilizer manufacturing , and economic development to the Tennessee Valley , a region particularly affected by the Great Depression . The enterprise was a result of the efforts of Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska . TVA was envisioned not only as a provider , but also as a regional economic development agency that would use federal experts and electricity to more quickly modernize the region 's economy and society . </P>
<P> The Tennessee Valley Authority ( TVA ) is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter on May 18 , 1933 , to provide navigation , flood control , electricity generation , fertilizer manufacturing , and economic development to the Tennessee Valley , a region particularly affected by the Great Depression . The enterprise was a result of the efforts of Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska . TVA was envisioned not only as a provider , but also as a regional economic development agency that would use federal experts and electricity to more quickly modernize the region 's economy and society . </P>
in addition to creating jobs what was the purpose of the tva
in addition to creating jobs what was the purpose of the tva
to provide navigation , flood control , electricity generation , fertilizer manufacturing , and economic development to the Tennessee Valley
to provide navigation , flood control , electricity generation , fertilizer manufacturing , and economic development to the Tennessee Valley