It was he French monarchy that helped the Americans, so there really was no ideological affinity.
The revolution in France wasnt until several years after the US war against the British was over.
The revolution in France wasnt until several years after the US war against the British was over.
Much of that same public opinion would then go on to power the French revolution a few years later. Lafayette famously wrote the "Déclaration des droits de l'homme" with Thomas Jefferson's help. Both revolutions had common ideological grounds - Enlightenment and democracy.