*Some of the original framers and many delegates in the state ratifying conventions were very troubled that the original Constitution lacked a description of individual rights. In 1791, Americans added a list of rights to the Constitution. The first ten amendments became known as [http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/TheU.S.Constitution/index.shtml The Bill of Rights]. | *Some of the original framers and many delegates in the state ratifying conventions were very troubled that the original Constitution lacked a description of individual rights. In 1791, Americans added a list of rights to the Constitution. The first ten amendments became known as [http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/TheU.S.Constitution/index.shtml The Bill of Rights]. |