Answer:
European nations having a favorable opinion of the American government
Step-by-step explanation:
The tumults in America refers to a period when United States colony experiencing series of civil unrest leading up to the revolutionary war against British empire.
In his letter to to Edward Carrington, Thomas Jefferson mentioned that at at first, he worried that citizens of other European nations will think poorly about United States because of the tumults. But actually, it's the opposite. They see United States effort to establish democracy as an inspiration which eventually led to series of Independence movements toward colonization,