Constitutional Convention: The US Bill Of Rights

Before the Constitutional Convention, there were certain events that set in motion the ideas that were later known as the U.S. Bill of Rights. In 1689, the English Bill of Rights was passed by Parliament, which would later be used as a basis for the ideas put into the U.S. Bill of Rights. In 1787, once the U.S. Constitution was created to replace the Articles of Confederation, the Federalists promoted ratification and the anti-Federalists argued against it, and this is where the conflict began.

The anti-Federalists were an unorganised group of states’-rights enthusiasts who opposed the ratification of the Constitution. Instead, the Federalists were in favour of ratification and were prominent speakers and writers united by a common goal. Intense