The revolution of 1848 benefited Louis Napoleon so much. When the election for Presidency was held, he filed a candidacy and won the election which made him the President of the Republic. The revolution of 1848 meant the end of the rule of King Louis Philippe.
Many Americans were exposed to the ideas of the federalists by the "Federalist Papers".
It was a prime spot, near teh water, and it connects Egypt and Mesopotamia