When Congress proposed amendments in 1789, how many were sent to the states, and how many were ultimately ratified to become the Bill of Rights?

10 were proposed, and all 10 were ratified

12 were proposed, and 10 were ratified

12 were proposed, and all 12 were ratified

10 were proposed, but only 8 were ratified

Which statement best describes the Bill of Rights?

A document that outlines the structure of the federal government

The first ten amendments added to the Constitution

The original text of the Constitution as written in 1787

A law that describes how to elect the president

The fear that states would have too much authority

The need for a stronger national military to defend the borders

The worry that the new federal government would become too powerful

The desire to establish an official national religion

By offering them more representatives in Congress

By promising to add a list of protected rights after ratification

By threatening to exclude them from the new nation

By immediately holding a new convention to rewrite the document