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Introduction: This paper is going to present the evolution of Individual rights and liberties in England and in the Colonies and States of the Confederation from the years 1215-1925. To include an amendment to the Original Bill of rights that was ratified in 1992, two hundred and three years after the original Bill Of Rights was framed. I will also explain the First Amendment, often considered the most important amendment in the Bill of Rights. Body: “The first ten Amendments to the Constitution of the United States became known as the Bill of Rights because they contained freedoms that Americans held to be their inalienable rights. So important were these rights that several states insisted on a promise of amendments guaranteeing individual rights before they would ratify the Constitution.” (www.freedomforum.org) In 12th century England, King John ruled with an iron fist regularly leaving heavy taxes and imposing his will as he saw fit. The English Barons grew tired of it and forced King John to sign what would be called the Magna Carta in 1215. It guaranteed such rights as, trial by jury and due process of law, requiring the government to be fair in its actions. The Magna Carta established the principle that the