The federalgovernmentcould notdirectly taxcitizensthe number ofrepresentativesper stateHe presidedover theconvention andmaintainedorder.shouldslaves becountedEach 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 governmenthad no way toenforce its lawsand no way topay debts.trusted andrespected byAmericanpeoplerequirecitizens topay taxesmade aCongress with aSenate andHouse ofRepresentativesBenjaminFranklinStates with smallpopulations would havesupported the New JerseyPlan. States withlarge populations wouldhave supported theVirginia Plan.Madison wrotethe VirginiaPlan for thenew USgovernment.citizensfeared thepower of astrong centralgovernmentMadisonthought that thenationalgovernmentshould bestronger. He got largeand smallstates to agreeon the GreatCompromiseMany peoplefeared a centralgovernment andfelt it was notneeded. The federalgovernment couldnot coin money,and states printedtheir ownBenjaminFranklinrepresentationin Congress too much statepower and notenoughnational powerslavestates vsfreestatesThe federalgovernmentcould not makestatesfollow federallawsJamesMadisonThe federalgovernmentcould notdirectly taxcitizensthe number ofrepresentativesper stateHe presidedover theconvention andmaintainedorder.shouldslaves becountedEach 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 governmenthad no way toenforce its lawsand no way topay debts.trusted andrespected byAmericanpeoplerequirecitizens topay taxesmade aCongress with aSenate andHouse ofRepresentativesBenjaminFranklinStates with smallpopulations would havesupported the New JerseyPlan. States withlarge populations wouldhave supported theVirginia Plan.Madison wrotethe VirginiaPlan for thenew USgovernment.citizensfeared thepower of astrong centralgovernmentMadisonthought that thenationalgovernmentshould bestronger. He got largeand smallstates to agreeon the GreatCompromiseMany peoplefeared a centralgovernment andfelt it was notneeded. The federalgovernment couldnot coin money,and states printedtheir ownBenjaminFranklinrepresentationin Congress too much statepower and notenoughnational powerslavestates vsfreestatesThe federalgovernmentcould not makestatesfollow federallawsJamesMadison

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