The US customary system of measures is not the same as the British Imperial. For example, the size of gallons and quarts are different.
BTW: Thomas Jefferson tried to cooperate with the French in setting up a common set of units, in close correspondence with the British at the time. The agreements were scuttled when the French chose to go it alone, for some pretty obscure reasons of internal politics. Describing the SI (it's not called Metric) system as French is historically accurate.
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The US customary system of measures is not the same as the British Imperial. For example, the size of gallons and quarts are different. BTW: Thomas Jefferson tried to cooperate with the French in setting up a common set of units, in close correspondence with the British at the time. The agreements were scuttled when the French chose to go it alone, for some pretty obscure reasons of internal politics. Describing the SI (it's not called Metric) system as French is historically accurate.