Chapter 7 Treemaps

Ch 7-1 I can statement I can understand the major successes and failures of the government under the Articles of Confederation

Ch 7-1 Bullet Points Bullet Point #1: Many states added a bill of rights to their constitutions to protect individual freedoms Bullet Point #2: The Northwest Ordinance established a 3-stage process for transforming a territory into a state Bullet Point #3: An increasing number of Americans came to believe that a stronger federal government was needed to deal with the country’s pressing problems

Ch 7-1 Vocab Constitution Executive Economic Depression Daniel Shays

Ch 7-2 I can statement I can understand the role of the compromise and how it played into the creation of the US Constitution

Ch 7-2 Bullet Points Bullet Point #1: The Virginia Plan, calling for a strong central government with 3 branches, formed the basis of the US Constitution Bullet Point #2: The Great Compromise set up a Congress with 2 houses, which pleased both the large and small states Bullet Point #3: As part of the compromise that won support for the Constitution, northern and southern delegates agreed that each enslaved person would count as 3/5ths of a free person

Ch 7-2 Vocab James Madison Judicial Branch Roger Sherman James Wilson Compromise Gouverneur Morris

Ch 7-3 I can statement I can understand how those in favor of the Constitution achieved its ratification

Ch 7-3 Bullet Points Bullet Point #1: Federalists believed that three competing branches of the government would keep any one part of the federal government from becoming too strong Bullet Point #2: Antifederalists were concerned that a strong federal government threatened states’ rights and individual freedoms Bullet Point #3: A bill of rights was added to the Constitution to protect the people against abuses by the federal government

Ch 7-3 Vocab Ratify Alexander Hamilton John Jay George Mason