France
The United States was heavily influenced by the French Revolution. Moreover, when French diplomats signed the Treaty of Alliance in 1778, they essentially vouched for the United States. French supported contributed to the independence of the United States and success in the revolutionary war
The United States stood as revolutionaries, as an inspiration for future generations of revolutionaries.
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The major similarity between French and Spanish colonies in the Americas is that both were what one textbook I teach from calls "frontiers of inclusion." In both of these countries' colonies, Native Americans were made an integral part of society.