Why was france willing to the american colonists fight the british?

why was the american revolution also considered a civil war? what were the two fears of the american colonists who opposed the war, the “loyalists”?

Why was France willing to help the American colonists fight the British?

Belief in Freedom - Some people in Europe related to the American fight for independence. They wanted to help free them from British rule. The primary ally for the American colonies was France. ... French soldiers helped to reinforce the continental army at the final battle of Yorktown in 1781.

Explanation:

the captain of a steam ship naturally chooses the shortest route to his destination. since a sailing ship is usually pushed by winds and currents, its captain must find a route where the wind will probably blow in the right direction. tacking, i.e. using contrary wind to pull (sic) the sails, was always possible but wasted time because of the zigzagging required, and this would significantly delay long voyages. the early european explorers were not only looking for new lands. they also had to discover the pattern of winds and currents that would carry them where they wanted to go. during the age of sail winds and currents determined trade routes and therefore influenced european imperialism and modern political geography. for an outline to the main wind systems see global wind patterns.

pilotage or cabotage, in one sense, is the art of sailing along the coast using known landmarks. navigation, in one sense, is the art of sailing long distances out of sight of land.[1] although the polynesians were able to sail the pacific (with great difficulty) and people regularly sailed north and south across the mediterranean, before the time of columbus nearly all sailing was coastal pilotage

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