BenjaminFranklintrusted andrespected byAmericanpeopleHe presidedover theconvention andmaintainedorder.BenjaminFranklinshouldslaves becountedrequirecitizens topay taxesThe governmenthad no way toenforce its lawsand no way topay debts.citizensfeared thepower of astrong centralgovernmentrepresentationin Congress Many peoplefeared a centralgovernment andfelt it was notneeded. Madisonthought that thenationalgovernmentshould bestronger. the number ofrepresentativesper stateJamesMadisonStates with smallpopulations would havesupported the New JerseyPlan. States withlarge populations wouldhave supported theVirginia Plan.Each state would electtwo senators, and thenumber ofrepresentatives in theHouse ofRepresentatives wouldbe determined bypopulationHe got largeand smallstates to agreeon the GreatCompromiseThe federalgovernmentcould not makestatesfollow federallawsThe federalgovernment couldnot coin money,and states printedtheir ownslavestates vsfreestateswrite a newconstitution, becausethere were toomany problems withthe Articles andamendingthem required approvalof all 13 statesMadison wrotethe VirginiaPlan for thenew USgovernment.The federalgovernmentcould notdirectly taxcitizenstoo much statepower and notenoughnational powermade aCongress with aSenate andHouse ofRepresentativesBenjaminFranklintrusted andrespected byAmericanpeopleHe presidedover theconvention andmaintainedorder.BenjaminFranklinshouldslaves becountedrequirecitizens topay taxesThe governmenthad no way toenforce its lawsand no way topay debts.citizensfeared thepower of astrong centralgovernmentrepresentationin Congress Many peoplefeared a centralgovernment andfelt it was notneeded. Madisonthought that thenationalgovernmentshould bestronger. the number ofrepresentativesper stateJamesMadisonStates with smallpopulations would havesupported the New JerseyPlan. States withlarge populations wouldhave supported theVirginia Plan.Each state would electtwo senators, and thenumber ofrepresentatives in theHouse ofRepresentatives wouldbe determined bypopulationHe got largeand smallstates to agreeon the GreatCompromiseThe federalgovernmentcould not makestatesfollow federallawsThe federalgovernment couldnot coin money,and states printedtheir ownslavestates vsfreestateswrite a newconstitution, becausethere were toomany problems withthe Articles andamendingthem required approvalof all 13 statesMadison wrotethe VirginiaPlan for thenew USgovernment.The federalgovernmentcould notdirectly taxcitizenstoo much statepower and notenoughnational powermade 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. Benjamin Franklin
  2. trusted and respected by American people
  3. He presided over the convention and maintained order.
  4. Benjamin Franklin
  5. should slaves be counted
  6. require citizens to pay taxes
  7. The government had no way to enforce its laws and no way to pay debts.
  8. citizens feared the power of a strong central government
  9. representation in Congress
  10. Many people feared a central government and felt it was not needed.
  11. Madison thought that the national government should be stronger.
  12. the number of representatives per state
  13. James Madison
  14. States with small populations would have supported the New Jersey Plan. States with large populations would have supported the Virginia Plan.
  15. Each state would elect two senators, and the number of representatives in the House of Representatives would be determined by population
  16. He got large and small states to agree on the Great Compromise
  17. The federal government could not make states follow federal laws
  18. The federal government could not coin money, and states printed their own
  19. slave states vs free states
  20. write a new constitution, because there were too many problems with the Articles and amending them required approval of all 13 states
  21. Madison wrote the Virginia Plan for the new US government.
  22. The federal government could not directly tax citizens
  23. too much state power and not enough national power
  24. made a Congress with a Senate and House of Representatives