The United States was the result of the first successful revolution against the monarchical/aristocratic Old Regime that ruled most of the world.
The French apparently felt they owed a debt to Americans as their revolution was in some sense a followup to ours. Although theirs, IMO, went wildly off the tracks due to it being based on a completely different philosophical basis from ours.
I realize you think you’re leading me into a logical trap with these questions, but I really wish you’d jump ahead to the gotcha, as I have other things to do.
Run along, then, I certainly don't want to detain you from Very Important Things, lol.