Each of you is assigned issue that is in someway related to the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789. I would like you to do a little research on your own and present a case for why your item/issue/person was responsible for causing the French Revolution. You will 1) present your finding briefly (5 minutes) in class, and 2) write out your thesis. Please post your thesis (a few sentences should be sufficient) in a comment below, explaining, of course how _____  helped cause the French Revolution. You should have your comment posted by Tuesday 1 March. (Please include your initials on the posting.)

• The Gabelle/taille
• Jean-Jacque Rousseau
• Palais Royal
• The weather
• Jacque Neckar/Charles de Calonne
• Louis XVI
• Louis XV
• Bread
• Marie-Antoinette
• Voltaire
• Treaty of Paris, 1763
• Pornography
• French Nobility
• Peasants
• The Industrial Revolution
• America
• The Austrian Netherlands and United Provinces
• The Federalist Papers
• La Corvée

Something to think about while working on your graphic design: