<P> France turned the Netherlands into a puppet state that had to pay large indemnities . </P> <P> The Kingdom of Denmark adopted liberalizing reforms in line with those of the French Revolution, with no direct contact . Danes were aware of French ideas and agreed with them, as it moved from Danish absolutism to a liberal constitutional system between 1750--1850 . The change of government in 1784 was caused by a power vacuum created when King Christian VII took ill, and power shifted to the crown prince (who later became King Frederik VI) and reform - oriented landowners . In contrast to Old Regime France, agricultural reform was intensified in Denmark, serfdom was abolished and civil rights were extended to the peasants, the finances of the Danish state were healthy, and there were no external or internal crises . That is, reform was gradual and the regime itself carried out agrarian reforms that had the effect of weakening absolutism by creating a class of independent peasant freeholders . Much of the initiative came from well - organized liberals who directed political change in the first half of the 19th century . </P> <P> In Sweden, King Gustav III (reigned 1771--92) was an enlightened despot, who weakened the nobility and promoted numerous major social reforms . He felt the Swedish monarchy could survive and flourish by achieving a coalition with the newly emerged middle classes against the nobility . He was close to King Louis XVI so he was disgusted with French radicalism . Nevertheless, he decided to promote additional antifeudal reforms to strengthen his hand among the middle classes . When the king was assassinated in 1792 his brother Charles became regent, but real power was with Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm, who bitterly opposed the French Revolution and all its supporters . Under King Gustav IV Adolf, Sweden joined various coalitions against Napoleon, but was badly defeated and lost much of its territory, especially Finland and Pomerania . The king was overthrown by the army, which in 1810 decided to bring in one of Napoleon's marshals, Bernadotte, as the heir apparent and army commander . He had a Jacobin background and was well - grounded in revolutionary principles, but put Sweden in the coalition that opposed Napoleon . Bernadotte served as a quite conservative king Charles XIV John of Sweden (1818--44). </P> <P> The French Revolution fished widespread American support in its early phase, but when the king was executed it polarized American opinion and played a major role in shaping American politics . President George Washington declared neutrality in the European wars, but the polarization shaped the First Party System . In 1793, the first "Democratic societies" were formed . They supported the French Revolution in the wake of the execution of the king . The word "democrat" was proposed by French Ambassador Citizen Genet for the societies, which he was secretly subsidizing . The emerging Federalists led by Alexander Hamilton began to ridicule the supporters of Thomas Jefferson as "democrats". Genet now began mobilizing American voters using French money, for which he was expelled by President Washington . </P>

Explain the impact of the french revolution in the world