MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
CREATING STATE CONSTITUTIONS AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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Why was Thomas Jefferson not at the meetings?
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He was busy writing the Declaration of Independence
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He was serving as an ambassador to France
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He had died
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He was against everything happening and chose to not attend
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In addition to writing the Declaration of Independence, and serving in many other roles (eventually the third President of the United States), Jefferson served as American ambassador to France between 1785-1789.
Detailed explanation-2: -As United States minister to France when revolutionary fervor was rising toward the storming of the Bastille in 1789, Jefferson became an ardent supporter of the French Revolution, even allowing his residence to be used as a meeting place for the rebels led by Lafayette.
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