BenjaminFranklinshouldslaves becountedtoo much statepower and notenoughnational powerThe federalgovernmentcould not makestatesfollow federallawsThe governmenthad no way toenforce its lawsand no way topay debts.JamesMadisonHe presidedover theconvention andmaintainedorder.requirecitizens topay taxesHe got largeand smallstates to agreeon the GreatCompromisecitizensfeared thepower of astrong centralgovernmentStates with smallpopulations would havesupported the New JerseyPlan. States withlarge populations wouldhave supported theVirginia Plan.The federalgovernmentcould notdirectly taxcitizensMany peoplefeared a centralgovernment andfelt it was notneeded. representationin Congress the number ofrepresentativesper stateThe federalgovernment couldnot coin money,and states printedtheir ownslavestates vsfreestatesEach state would electtwo senators, and thenumber ofrepresentatives in theHouse ofRepresentatives wouldbe determined bypopulationMadisonthought that thenationalgovernmentshould bestronger. write a newconstitution, becausethere were toomany problems withthe Articles andamendingthem required approvalof all 13 statesBenjaminFranklintrusted andrespected byAmericanpeoplemade aCongress with aSenate andHouse ofRepresentativesMadison wrotethe VirginiaPlan for thenew USgovernment.BenjaminFranklinshouldslaves becountedtoo much statepower and notenoughnational powerThe federalgovernmentcould not makestatesfollow federallawsThe governmenthad no way toenforce its lawsand no way topay debts.JamesMadisonHe presidedover theconvention andmaintainedorder.requirecitizens topay taxesHe got largeand smallstates to agreeon the GreatCompromisecitizensfeared thepower of astrong centralgovernmentStates with smallpopulations would havesupported the New JerseyPlan. States withlarge populations wouldhave supported theVirginia Plan.The federalgovernmentcould notdirectly taxcitizensMany peoplefeared a centralgovernment andfelt it was notneeded. representationin Congress the number ofrepresentativesper stateThe federalgovernment couldnot coin money,and states printedtheir ownslavestates vsfreestatesEach state would electtwo senators, and thenumber ofrepresentatives in theHouse ofRepresentatives wouldbe determined bypopulationMadisonthought that thenationalgovernmentshould bestronger. write a newconstitution, becausethere were toomany problems withthe Articles andamendingthem required approvalof all 13 statesBenjaminFranklintrusted andrespected byAmericanpeoplemade aCongress with aSenate andHouse ofRepresentativesMadison wrotethe VirginiaPlan for thenew USgovernment.

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