Patrick henry once famously said “i am not a virginian, but an american! ” for someone so patriotic, why do you think patrick henry was against a strong, centralized national government and constitution? will mark brainliest

Patrick Henry was against a strong, centralized national government and constitution because he wished to see real, structural limitations on the new government’s power, such as taking away its authority to tax. He felt that a strong government betrayed the principles of the Revolution.