Nathans Rebellion: The 12 Amendments: Nathan's Rebellion

America, recently liberated from the control of the British Empire, is having trouble governing itself. There is infighting, some so severe that it turns into all out revolt. One of the more famous of which was Nathan’s Rebellion, which showed government officials how futile their influence and military really was. The rebellion also showed the weakness of America’s first constitution, the Articles of Confederation. A new constitution was needed. The one that we know today with its Bill of rights and multiple amendments. The U.S. constitution did not originally have the Bill of Rights when it was ratified in 1787 (Bingham). Anti-federalists, who feared the power of the government, demanded the inclusion of the Bill of Rights. This was in opposition to the Federalists, who believed the Bill was not necessary (Bingham). These two arguing sides, the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, consisted mostly of the rich and politically influenced, and the poor and businessmen and merchants, respectively. The latter’s side become more sensible, as a war had just been fought to remove a dominating government power, and the Anti-Federalists wanted to protect their freedom and assure another Empire did

The twelve amendments brought to congress were changed to the ten we have today. However, it must be noted that the second of the twelve amendments was removed but later became the twenty-seventh, which requires compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives of this country (Twenty-seventh Amendment). After every state had voted on the ratifications, the ten Bill of Rights was accepted in 1789 and officially became part of the U.S. Constitution in 1791 (Bingham). Some of these rights included freedom of religion, speech, and assembly, the right to bear arms and refuse quarter, right to a speedy trial, and freedom from unwarranted search and