New<span> Hampshire became the ninth state to approve the </span>Constitution<span> in June, but the key States of </span>Virginia and New York<span> were locked in bitter debates. Their failure to </span>ratify<span> would reduce the </span>new<span> union by two large, populated, wealthy states, and would geographically splinter it.</span>
Yes, it is true that James Madison promised that the Bill of Rights would be added to the Constitution, since many people were afraid that without this Bill of Rights the Constitution would trample of people's individual liberties.