todaysdocument:The Bill of Rights became the first 10 amendments to the Constitution when Virginia r
todaysdocument:The Bill of Rights became the first 10 amendments to the Constitution when Virginia ratified them on 12/15/1791. Of the 14 states in the Union, Virginia was the 11th to ratify, thus providing the constitutionally required bar of three-quarters of the states needed for ratification. File Unit: New Hampshire, New York and Virginia Ratifications of the U.S. Constitution, 1787 - 1939 Series: State Ratifications of the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights, 1787 - 1939 Record Group 11: General Records of the United States Government, 1778 - 2006 Image description: Zoomed-in image of the beginning of several lines, showing “Resolved …” and the date. Transcription: Keep reading -- source link