By the mid-1780s, a sense of national belonging had waned, but it was renewed by an unlikely source:

The ratification of the U.S Constitution is the correct answer.

Even though the 'Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union' had been submitted for ratification in 1777, it wasn't until 1781 that a significant number of states approved it. The ratification of the U.S constitution was a very important event in the midst of the economic depression that the United States was going through.

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