On this episode of Our American Stories, when the U.S. Constitution was drafted, it created a new national government but left many Americans uneasy. There was no clear statement of individual rights, and critics feared that without one, the federal government could overstep its authority. These debates shaped what are now our first ten amendments, also known as the Bill of Rights.

As part of our ongoing The Story of Us—The Story of America series, Bill McClay, author of Land of Hope, explains how the Founding Fathers created one of the most influential documents protecting hard-won American freedoms.

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