BenjaminFranklinslavestates vsfreestatesThe governmenthad no way toenforce its lawsand no way topay debts.Many peoplefeared a centralgovernment andfelt it was notneeded. Madisonthought that thenationalgovernmentshould bestronger. made aCongress with aSenate andHouse ofRepresentativesThe federalgovernmentcould not makestatesfollow federallawsBenjaminFranklincitizensfeared thepower of astrong centralgovernmentThe federalgovernment couldnot coin money,and states printedtheir ownshouldslaves becountedrequirecitizens topay taxesJamesMadisonrepresentationin Congress He got largeand smallstates to agreeon the GreatCompromiseStates with smallpopulations would havesupported the New JerseyPlan. States withlarge populations wouldhave supported theVirginia Plan.Madison wrotethe VirginiaPlan for thenew USgovernment.He presidedover theconvention andmaintainedorder.The federalgovernmentcould notdirectly taxcitizensEach state would electtwo senators, and thenumber ofrepresentatives in theHouse ofRepresentatives wouldbe determined bypopulationwrite a newconstitution, becausethere were toomany problems withthe Articles andamendingthem required approvalof all 13 statesthe number ofrepresentativesper statetoo much statepower and notenoughnational powertrusted andrespected byAmericanpeopleBenjaminFranklinslavestates vsfreestatesThe governmenthad no way toenforce its lawsand no way topay debts.Many peoplefeared a centralgovernment andfelt it was notneeded. Madisonthought that thenationalgovernmentshould bestronger. made aCongress with aSenate andHouse ofRepresentativesThe federalgovernmentcould not makestatesfollow federallawsBenjaminFranklincitizensfeared thepower of astrong centralgovernmentThe federalgovernment couldnot coin money,and states printedtheir ownshouldslaves becountedrequirecitizens topay taxesJamesMadisonrepresentationin Congress He got largeand smallstates to agreeon the GreatCompromiseStates with smallpopulations would havesupported the New JerseyPlan. States withlarge populations wouldhave supported theVirginia Plan.Madison wrotethe VirginiaPlan for thenew USgovernment.He presidedover theconvention andmaintainedorder.The federalgovernmentcould notdirectly taxcitizensEach state would electtwo senators, and thenumber ofrepresentatives in theHouse ofRepresentatives wouldbe determined bypopulationwrite a newconstitution, becausethere were toomany problems withthe Articles andamendingthem required approvalof all 13 statesthe number ofrepresentativesper statetoo much statepower and notenoughnational powertrusted andrespected byAmericanpeople

Issues at the Constitutional Convention - Call List

(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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  1. Benjamin Franklin
  2. slave states vs free states
  3. The government had no way to enforce its laws and no way to pay debts.
  4. Many people feared a central government and felt it was not needed.
  5. Madison thought that the national government should be stronger.
  6. made a Congress with a Senate and House of Representatives
  7. The federal government could not make states follow federal laws
  8. Benjamin Franklin
  9. citizens feared the power of a strong central government
  10. The federal government could not coin money, and states printed their own
  11. should slaves be counted
  12. require citizens to pay taxes
  13. James Madison
  14. representation in Congress
  15. He got large and small states to agree on the Great Compromise
  16. States with small populations would have supported the New Jersey Plan. States with large populations would have supported the Virginia Plan.
  17. Madison wrote the Virginia Plan for the new US government.
  18. He presided over the convention and maintained order.
  19. The federal government could not directly tax citizens
  20. Each state would elect two senators, and the number of representatives in the House of Representatives would be determined by population
  21. write a new constitution, because there were too many problems with the Articles and amending them required approval of all 13 states
  22. the number of representatives per state
  23. too much state power and not enough national power
  24. trusted and respected by American people