Between 1819 and 1870 almost 250,000 French people came to the United States.
My Grandmother said that we have French royalty in our family tree who came from France to the USA to escape the French Revolution. But, I have no idea. Someday I will do the DNA test on ancestry.com.
I think that the French should have kept their royal family, like Spain, and like England. A Constitutional Monarchy is a great form of government.
The French Revolution was stupid and evil. Chopping people's heads off, just horrible.
And replacing their King with Napoleon was stupid.
Someone needs to produce a mini-series for Netflix of "The Count of Monte Cristo" which the French will love. It could be made at Cinecitta in Rome.
Salute,
Tony V.