The Bill of Rights was originally included in the Constitution as a compromise between the Antifederalists and the Federalists. Antifederalists believed that the Constitution would strengthen the national government, restricting their personal liberties that they fought so hard to retain in the Revolutionary War. On the other hand Federalists believed that the Constitution was necessary to strengthen the young nation. The Antifederalists would not ratify the Constitution so the Federalists agreed to compromise and create a Bill of Rights which would protect individual rights, personal liberties, and state rights. One of the biggest supporters of this compromise was James Madison who was a representative from Virginia. “He submitted nineteen
