One of the difficulties under the Articles of Confederation was that any amendments had to be approved unanimously by the states. That made change virtually impossible. Not a single amendment was ratified under the Articles. However, according to the Declaration of Independence, “it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish” a government that does not secure their rights. Through the amendment process, the Constitution made a bloody revolution less necessary because it made peaceful change possible. And without the promise that a bill of rights could be added under Article V, the states might not have ratified the Constitution at all.