(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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New Hampshire: The ninth state to ratify, officially putting the Constitution into effect.
Governor John Hancock: Leader in Massachusetts who proposed the critical "Ratify now, amend later" compromise.
Compromise: The method used by delegates to resolve different opinions on government design.
Pennsylvania: A state where the vote was controversial and involved "holding a quorum by force".
Virginia: A large, powerful state where delegates debated Presidental treaty powers and state rights.
Bill of Rights: The first ten amendments to the Constitution, guaranteeing specific individual liberties.
Articles of Confederation: The original framework of government that the delegates decided was "broken beyond repair"
George Washington: President of the Constitutional Convention who saw the Constitution as being at a "judgment seat" before the states.
Amendments: Formal changes or additions made to the Constitution over time.
"More Perfect Union": A key goal stated in the Preamble for establishing the new government.
James Madison: Known as the "Father of the Constitution"; he introduced the amendments that became the Bill of Rights.
Delaware: The first state to vote for ratification.
Benjamin Franklin: Delegate who admitted the Constitution wasn't perfect but believed it was the best they could do.
"We The People": The famous opening words of the Preamble, signaling that the government's power comes from its citizens.
Minority Report: A document written by defeated Pennsylvania Anti-Federalists to explain their objections to the public.
Slave Trade: A topic of heated debate, with a compromise reached to allow the traffic until 1808.
States & Ratification Milestones
Anti-Federalists: Group that opposed the Constitution without a Bill of Rights.
Quorum: The minimum number of members (46 in the Pennsylvania example) required to be present to conduct a legal vote.
Massachusetts: The state that pioneered the compromise to ratify first and add a Bill of Rights later.
Ratification: The official process of states voting to approve the new Constitution.
Core Concepts & Terms
Federalists: Group that supported a strong central government and favored ratification.
Rhode Island: The only one of the original 13 states that did not send delegates to the Convention.
George Mason: Anti-Federalist delegate who questioned where individual rights were listed in the document.
