Original sentence: Consequently, many issues of national governance were not settled until the Constitution of the United States (1787), including the United States Bill of Rights (1789) comprising its first 10 amendments, replaced the relatively weak Articles of Confederation (see Federalist Papers) that framed the first attempt at a national government.In contrast to the loose confederation, the Constitution enshrined the natural rights idealized by republican revolutionaries, and guaranteed them under a relatively strong federated government, as well as allowing for dramatically expanded suffrage for national elections.In some states, sharp political debates broke out over the role of democracy in government, with a number of even the most liberal Founding Fathers fearing mob rule.John Adams,  writing to Mercy Otis Warren in 1776, wrote he agreed with the Greeks and the Romans ub that "Public Virtue cannot exist without private, and public Virtue is the only Foundation of Republics.The American Revolution commenced a series of broad intellectual and social shifts that occurred in the early American society, such as the new republican ideals that took hold in the American population.The war raged for seven years, with effective American victory in October 1781, followed by formal British abandonment of any claims to the United States with the Treaty of Paris in 1783
Edited sentence: In contrast to the loose confederation, the Constitution.In some respects, the American Revolution commenced a series of intellectual, political, and social shifts in early American society and government.John Adams, writing to Mercy Otis Warren in 1776, wrote he agreed with the Greeks and the Romans ub that "Public Virtue cannot exist without private, and public Virtue is the only Foundation of Republics.Many issues of national governance were not settled until the Constitution of the United States (1787), which replaced the relatively weak Articles of Confederation that framed the first attempt at a national government.The United States Bill of Rights (1791), comprising the first 10 constitutional amendments, quickly followed, clarifying certain aspects of the new central government and easing the minds of the population.The adherence of the colonists to the British constitution and the tyrannical deprivation of English rights by the English Parliament, in concert with the failure of King George III to protect his subjects from such abuses, compelled the colonists to sever political ties with Great Britain.The motivation for the revolution was primarily legal.The war lasted for seven years, with effective American victory in October 1781, followed by formal British abandonment of any claims to the United States with the Treaty of Paris in 1783.established a strong federated government