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Patrick Henry was a leading Anti-Federalist who was against the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. He believed the new federal government would be too powerful. Patrick Henry was influential in the adoption of which of these pieces of legislation?
A.
the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
B.
the Alien and Sedition Acts
C.
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
D.
the Bill of Rights

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D. the Bill of Rights

Patrick Henry and other Anti-Federalists opposed the original Constitution because it lacked explicit protections for individual liberties. Their pressure during ratification led to promises to add amendments; James Madison drafted these, and the first ten amendments — the Bill of Rights — were ratified in 1791.