States with smallpopulations would havesupported the New JerseyPlan. States withlarge populations wouldhave supported theVirginia Plan.citizensfeared thepower of astrong centralgovernmentHe presidedover theconvention andmaintainedorder.representationin Congress JamesMadisonEach state would electtwo senators, and thenumber ofrepresentatives in theHouse ofRepresentatives wouldbe determined bypopulationThe federalgovernmentcould notdirectly taxcitizensThe federalgovernmentcould not makestatesfollow federallawsslavestates vsfreestatesBenjaminFranklinThe governmenthad no way toenforce its lawsand no way topay debts.Madisonthought that thenationalgovernmentshould bestronger. Many peoplefeared a centralgovernment andfelt it was notneeded. BenjaminFranklinshouldslaves becountedtoo much statepower and notenoughnational powerthe number ofrepresentativesper staterequirecitizens topay taxeswrite a newconstitution, becausethere were toomany problems withthe Articles andamendingthem required approvalof all 13 statesThe federalgovernment couldnot coin money,and states printedtheir ownMadison wrotethe VirginiaPlan for thenew USgovernment.trusted andrespected byAmericanpeopleHe got largeand smallstates to agreeon the GreatCompromisemade aCongress with aSenate andHouse ofRepresentativesStates with smallpopulations would havesupported the New JerseyPlan. States withlarge populations wouldhave supported theVirginia Plan.citizensfeared thepower of astrong centralgovernmentHe presidedover theconvention andmaintainedorder.representationin Congress JamesMadisonEach state would electtwo senators, and thenumber ofrepresentatives in theHouse ofRepresentatives wouldbe determined bypopulationThe federalgovernmentcould notdirectly taxcitizensThe federalgovernmentcould not makestatesfollow federallawsslavestates vsfreestatesBenjaminFranklinThe governmenthad no way toenforce its lawsand no way topay debts.Madisonthought that thenationalgovernmentshould bestronger. Many peoplefeared a centralgovernment andfelt it was notneeded. BenjaminFranklinshouldslaves becountedtoo much statepower and notenoughnational powerthe number ofrepresentativesper staterequirecitizens topay taxeswrite a newconstitution, becausethere were toomany problems withthe Articles andamendingthem required approvalof all 13 statesThe federalgovernment couldnot coin money,and states printedtheir ownMadison wrotethe VirginiaPlan for thenew USgovernment.trusted andrespected byAmericanpeopleHe got largeand smallstates to agreeon the GreatCompromisemade aCongress with aSenate andHouse ofRepresentatives

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