Considering the fact the French were both involved and affected by the American Revolution, a dew elements can be noted in both occurrences:
Both American and French taxation systems were discriminating and unfair, charging unequally and favoring the nobles. France’s involvement in the American Revolution combined with King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette expenses also helped to break the country's reserves.
Royal absolutism, once Americans fought the British monarchy, the French battled to reform the absolute ruling of Louis XVI.
Unequal rights, because both the colonists and the French people felt that certain segments of society, especially the elite and aristocrats, would benefit unfairly from their rights.