Canada has a queen as its head of state, but also has a formal set of laws that is overseen by a parliament and a prime minister. this means that its government could be classified as

This means that its government could be classified as "Constitutional Monarchy", which means that although a monarch still remains, a majority of the legislative power in government comes from a political body made up of representatives of the people. 

France played a key role in the american revolutionary war (american war of independence; 1775–1783). motivated by the ideals of the new nation which were inspired by the french enlightenment, as well as its long-term rivalry with britain and so as to avenge their territorial losses during the french and indian war, france secretly began sending supplies to the americans in 1775.