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