end ment , ▁and ▁an ▁am end ment ▁res erving ▁powers ▁to ▁the ▁states ▁not ▁express ly ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁federal ▁government , ▁which ▁would ▁later ▁form ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁T enth ▁Am end ment . ▁ ▁Following ▁Massachusetts ' ▁lead , ▁the ▁Federal ist ▁minor ities ▁in ▁both ▁Virginia ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁obtain ▁rat ification ▁in ▁convention ▁by ▁linking ▁rat ification ▁to ▁recommended ▁am end ments . ▁A ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁Virginia ▁convention ▁head ed ▁by ▁law ▁professor ▁George ▁Wy the ▁forward ed ▁forty ▁recommended ▁am end ments ▁to ▁Congress , ▁twenty ▁of ▁which ▁enumer ated ▁individual ▁rights ▁and ▁another ▁twenty ▁of ▁which ▁enumer ated ▁states ' ▁rights . ▁The ▁latter ▁am end ments ▁included ▁limitations ▁on ▁federal ▁powers ▁to ▁le vy ▁tax es ▁and ▁reg ulate ▁trade . ▁ ▁A ▁minor ity ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ' s ▁critics , ▁such ▁as ▁Maryland ' s ▁Luther ▁Martin , ▁continued ▁to ▁opp ose ▁rat ification . ▁However , ▁Martin ' s ▁al lies , ▁such ▁as ▁New ▁York ' s ▁John ▁L ans ing , ▁Jr ., ▁dropped ▁moves ▁to ▁ob struct ▁the ▁Convention ' s ▁process . ▁They ▁began ▁to ▁take ▁exception ▁to ▁the ▁Constitution ▁" as ▁it ▁was ," ▁seeking ▁am end ments . ▁Several ▁convent ions ▁saw ▁supp or ters ▁for ▁" am end ments ▁before " ▁shift ▁to ▁a ▁position ▁of ▁" am end ments ▁after " ▁for ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁stay ing ▁in ▁the ▁Union . ▁Ult imately , ▁only ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁Rh