1. Chapter 7
Treemaps

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

3. 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

4. Ch 7-1 Vocab
Constitution
Executive
Economic Depression
Daniel Shays

5. 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

6. 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

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

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

9. 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

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