citizensfeared thepower of astrong centralgovernmentrequirecitizens topay taxesrepresentationin Congress He got largeand smallstates to agreeon the GreatCompromiseJamesMadisonThe federalgovernmentcould not makestatesfollow federallawsMany peoplefeared a centralgovernment andfelt it was notneeded. The federalgovernment couldnot coin money,and states printedtheir ownshouldslaves becountedBenjaminFranklinthe number ofrepresentativesper stateStates with smallpopulations would havesupported the New JerseyPlan. States withlarge populations wouldhave supported theVirginia Plan.The federalgovernmentcould notdirectly taxcitizensEach state would electtwo senators, and thenumber ofrepresentatives in theHouse ofRepresentatives wouldbe determined bypopulationBenjaminFranklinMadison wrotethe VirginiaPlan for thenew USgovernment.trusted andrespected byAmericanpeopleslavestates vsfreestatesMadisonthought that thenationalgovernmentshould bestronger. write a newconstitution, becausethere were toomany problems withthe Articles andamendingthem required approvalof all 13 statesmade aCongress with aSenate andHouse ofRepresentativesThe governmenthad no way toenforce its lawsand no way topay debts.He presidedover theconvention andmaintainedorder.too much statepower and notenoughnational powercitizensfeared thepower of astrong centralgovernmentrequirecitizens topay taxesrepresentationin Congress He got largeand smallstates to agreeon the GreatCompromiseJamesMadisonThe federalgovernmentcould not makestatesfollow federallawsMany peoplefeared a centralgovernment andfelt it was notneeded. The federalgovernment couldnot coin money,and states printedtheir ownshouldslaves becountedBenjaminFranklinthe number ofrepresentativesper stateStates with smallpopulations would havesupported the New JerseyPlan. States withlarge populations wouldhave supported theVirginia Plan.The federalgovernmentcould notdirectly taxcitizensEach state would electtwo senators, and thenumber ofrepresentatives in theHouse ofRepresentatives wouldbe determined bypopulationBenjaminFranklinMadison wrotethe VirginiaPlan for thenew USgovernment.trusted andrespected byAmericanpeopleslavestates vsfreestatesMadisonthought that thenationalgovernmentshould bestronger. write a newconstitution, becausethere were toomany problems withthe Articles andamendingthem required approvalof all 13 statesmade aCongress with aSenate andHouse ofRepresentativesThe governmenthad no way toenforce its lawsand no way topay debts.He presidedover theconvention andmaintainedorder.too much statepower and notenoughnational power

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