The Bill of RightsAfter the Revolution, states adopted their own constitutions, many of which contained a Bill of Rights. Americans still faced the challenge of creating a central government for their new nation. In 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, which were ratified in 1781. According to these articles, the states retained their "sovereignty, liberty and independence," while the national government remained weak and inferior. Over the next few years it became apparent that the system of government that had been chosen was not strong enough to completely settle and defend the frontier, regulating trade, currency, and commerce, and organizing thirteen states into a single union . So in the summer of 1787, delegates from the twelve states met in Philadelphia to draft a new Constitution. They proposed a strong national government that would assume many of the powers previously imposed on the states. (1) “No sooner had the Continental Congress submitted the draft Constitution to the people for ratification,” writes Irving Brant, “when a cry arose: it contained no Bill of Rights. » (2) People opposed it because the freedoms they defended and fought for during the Revolution were not protected by the Constitution and therefore could be ignored by the federal government. Anti-Federalists called for another convention to craft a Bill of Rights before the Constitution was approved. The Federalist, fearing that progress would collapse completely, called for immediate ratification. With the understanding of a Bill of Rights to follow later. Ultimately, the Federalists won. By 1788, eleven states had ratified the Constitution. Six states, however, sent Congress proposed amendments, modeled on their national constitutions and designed to protect individual rights. James Madison realized that the public's desire for a Bill of Rights could not be ignored. In 1789, after reviewing proposed state amendments and the State Bill of Rights for consideration by Congress, he proposed nine amendments for consideration by Congress for insertion into the text of the Constitution. After deliberation, debate, and some modifications, the House and Senate voted to add the amendments to the end of the Constitution and sent twelve amendments to the states for ratification. Only ten of these theses have been ratified and it is from them that we know... middle of paper ...... I want to be protected and assured of our freedoms and our rights and I don't like that these rights are threatened. The Constitution and the original Bill of Rights were not written to include everyone in the rights and freedoms of citizens. And we then understood that our needs as a nation were going to change and that these documents should be able to expand and develop with the country. The Bill of Rights was one of the cornerstones that we, as Americans, have come to appreciate and take for granted. for many years since its creation. The rights granted to us in the Bill of Rights are the same rights that many people around the world are still fighting for today. As Americans, we are so accustomed to enjoying these rights that we often take them for granted. There is no way to deny its historical significance, if you stop and try to imagine your life without your freedoms and rights. These freedoms are what make this country what it is and also allow the people of the United States to enjoy the freedoms dreamed of by the founders of this country. But as a country as a whole, we..