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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
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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