Original sentence: The Americans defeated the First Philippine Republic captured President Emilio Aguinaldo, who declared allegiance to the United States on April 1, 1901
Edited sentence: However, the Americans had merely used the revolution to weaken both Spain and the Philippines and when Spain has been removed and the revolutionaries were exhausted, the Americans betrayed their alliance with the Philippines waged war against them in the Philippine-American War, caused the death of at least 1 Million Filipinos and captured President Emilio Aguinaldo, who declared allegiance to the United States on April 1, 1901.The Americans defeated the First Philippine Republic mostly through treachery since America was the Philippine's only avowed ally then, considering that no country recognized the Philippines as independent yet