Which statement about the fifty-five delegates at the Constitutional Convention is FALSE?
a. Thomas Jefferson called them "demi-gods.".
b. Nineteen of them owned slaves.
c. They were chosen by general election in each state.
d. Most had experience writing state constitutions.
e. They unanimously elected George Washington their chairman.
c
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