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ANinety-nine delegates
BTwo hundred delegates
CFifty-five delegates
DThirteen delegates
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Fifty-five delegates
1. The convention had a specific and well-recorded attendance.
2. Delegates gathered in Philadelphia in May 1787.
3. Fifty-five delegates arrived for that meeting.
4. The meeting became known as the Constitutional Convention.
_Source: OpenStax American Government 4e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 'The Constitution and Its Origins'_
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