Robert Walpole became the leader of the Whigs under George I because of all of the following except he

a. was an excellent public speaker.
b. declined to serve in the House of Lords.
c. opposed George as a candidate for kingship, instead choosing James III.
d. believed in the power of centralized government.
e. appealed to both Whigs and moderate Tories.


c

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