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To outline the rights of individuals.
When the constitution was written the individual colonies were asked to ratify it and so give up their independence and form the United States. Since a war for independence had just been fought, the colonies had concerns that the new federal government could become tyrannical and take away the freedoms they had fought so hard to win.
The Bill of Rights was added to the constitution to make it more palatable and remove some of the fears about losing states rights. Even the states that were willing to ratify the constitution without the rights listed were happy to see them spelled out .
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Why were the Bill of Rights included with the Constitution?
They were added after the constitution was adopted to protect our rights
Why did Some anti federalists agree to support the constitution after the federalists added what?
Bill of Rights
What is the Bill of Rights and why was it added to the constitution?
the bill of rights is a document made to protect the rights of people of the U.S.A
Was the Constitution written before the Bill of Rights?
Yes it was. The Constitution was written and then the Bill of Rights was added as sort of a compramise between the Federalists and Anti-Federalsits. Many said that the original Constitution did not protect the people's natural rights, so the Bill of Rights was added to it.
What was finally added to the constitution to make all 13 states ratify?
The Bill of Rights (ie the first ten ammendments to The Constitution)
