Where does the term "freedom units" come from? Historically, it seems baffling. Their real name, "imperial units", are a clue that they're all but rooted in fr

Where does the term "freedom units" come from? Historically, it seems baffling. Their real name, "imperial units", are a clue that they're all but rooted in freedom. They're inherited from the country that the US broke free from… Plus, the Metric system stems from the French Revolution, making it a better contender for the term "freedom units". Finally, wasn't there a whole PC phase in 2003 where expressions with "French" in it, like "French Fries", were renamed "Freedom Fries"? It all makes things rather confusing.