The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, collectively known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified.

List of amendments to the Constitution of the United States

Thirty-three amendments to the Constitution of the United States have been proposed by the United States Congress and sent to the states for ratification since the Constitution was put into operation on March 4, 1789. Twenty-seven of those, having been ratified by the requisite…

United States Bill of Rights

First ten amendments to the US Constitution

The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. It was proposed following the often bitter 1787–88 debate over the ratification of the Constitution and written to address the objections raised by Anti-Federalists. The…