Patrick Henry did not attend the Constitutional Convention because

a. he was not selected to be a delegate from his state.
b. he was ill.
c. he was serving as ambassador to France at the time.
d. he was opposed to a strong central government.
e. he had died several years earlier.


ANS: D

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