representationin Congress The federalgovernmentcould notdirectly taxcitizensStates with smallpopulations would havesupported the New JerseyPlan. States withlarge populations wouldhave supported theVirginia Plan.BenjaminFranklinMadison wrotethe VirginiaPlan for thenew USgovernment.too much statepower and notenoughnational powerJamesMadisonThe federalgovernment couldnot coin money,and states printedtheir ownMany peoplefeared a centralgovernment andfelt it was notneeded. shouldslaves becountedcitizensfeared thepower of astrong centralgovernmentThe governmenthad no way toenforce its lawsand no way topay debts.trusted andrespected byAmericanpeopleBenjaminFranklinwrite a newconstitution, becausethere were toomany problems withthe Articles andamendingthem required approvalof all 13 statesHe got largeand smallstates to agreeon the GreatCompromiseslavestates vsfreestatesrequirecitizens topay taxesThe federalgovernmentcould not makestatesfollow federallawsEach state would electtwo senators, and thenumber ofrepresentatives in theHouse ofRepresentatives wouldbe determined bypopulationMadisonthought that thenationalgovernmentshould bestronger. the number ofrepresentativesper statemade aCongress with aSenate andHouse ofRepresentativesHe presidedover theconvention andmaintainedorder.representationin Congress The federalgovernmentcould notdirectly taxcitizensStates with smallpopulations would havesupported the New JerseyPlan. States withlarge populations wouldhave supported theVirginia Plan.BenjaminFranklinMadison wrotethe VirginiaPlan for thenew USgovernment.too much statepower and notenoughnational powerJamesMadisonThe federalgovernment couldnot coin money,and states printedtheir ownMany peoplefeared a centralgovernment andfelt it was notneeded. shouldslaves becountedcitizensfeared thepower of astrong centralgovernmentThe governmenthad no way toenforce its lawsand no way topay debts.trusted andrespected byAmericanpeopleBenjaminFranklinwrite a newconstitution, becausethere were toomany problems withthe Articles andamendingthem required approvalof all 13 statesHe got largeand smallstates to agreeon the GreatCompromiseslavestates vsfreestatesrequirecitizens topay taxesThe federalgovernmentcould not makestatesfollow federallawsEach state would electtwo senators, and thenumber ofrepresentatives in theHouse ofRepresentatives wouldbe determined bypopulationMadisonthought that thenationalgovernmentshould bestronger. the number ofrepresentativesper statemade aCongress with aSenate andHouse ofRepresentativesHe presidedover theconvention andmaintainedorder.

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