Rhode island did not take part in the constitutional convention because
question 16 options:
it was too difficult to travel to philadelphia
its leaders were traveling in europe
its leaders opposed a strong central government
the state had no government leaders

Rhode Island did not take part in the Constitutional Convention because its leaders opposed a strong central government.

Option C

Explanation:

Among the other reasons for Rhode Island for not sending its officials to the Constitutional Convention, the strongest one was that the leaders of Rhode Island believed that a strong central government would bring limitations on their activities as a state. Rhode Island did not ratify the constitution until the month of May of 1790.