How did the american revolution influence the french revolution?

soldiers who had fought on the side of the colonies started the french revolution.
news of the war introduced the french to the ideas of the enlightenment.
the war showed that taxation without representation was a just cause.
the colonies’ victory demonstrated that a king could be defeated.

D.The colonies’ victory demonstrated that a king could be defeated.

states

explanation:

as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”