Rroughly half to 60% can speak it well enough to hold a basic conversation
The French Revolution was responsible for inspiring revolutions in Latin America. The French found inspiration in the American Revolution- a decade earlier- and the French colony of Haiti revolted as a direct result of the upheaval in France. French control of Spain also caused Spanish colonies to rule themselves, and eventually rebel once the Spanish king returned to power.
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George Washington.
Without him as a general, the US may not have even became a Nation (he was a general) He also set up some of the guidelines for present-day US to follow
