When the proposed Constitution of the United States was delivered by the Constitutional Convention, there much opposition to it. A strong central government was feared by the People and the State Legislatures. The several Nations of the thirteen States were afraid of a loss of their freedoms and rights. These Nations, and their respective State legislatures also feared the loss of each State's sovereign status. To make the Constitution more palatable, and to protect the freedoms and rights of the Nations and States, twelve articles, called the Bill of Rights, were drafted to amend the Constitution. One of the first acts of the new Congress was to ratify the articles of the Bill of Rights. Of the twelve, only ten were ratified at the time. These ten have become one of the most prized sections of the Constitution.