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I read it several times and then realised (I ''think'') where the loss of meaning might be. Can I add "same" to get around this?

:However, ardent debate between political factions known as the Federalists and anti-Federalists ensued over the balance between strengthening the nation’s government and weakening the rights of the people. Just 10 years earlier, the <fontspan colorstyle="color:crimson;">same</fontspan> people had rebelled against the perceived tyranny of George III of England, particularly his unwillingness to change the taxation regime.

Either word order is possible, but I think the existing one is the easiest. (Otherwise, there might be an undesirable juxtaposition of "the people" and "the factions".)

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Again, thank you. [[User:Bettymnz4|Bettymnz4]] ([[User talk:Bettymnz4|talk]]) 22:59, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

:I'll change it now. Thanks for your kind words. [[User:Tony1|<fontspan colorstyle="color:darkgreen;">'''Tony'''</font span>]] [[User talk:Tony1|<fontspan colorstyle="color:darkgreen;">(talk)</font span>]] 00:32, 9 March 2010 (UTC)