The Authors State That "Ideas Did Not Cause the Revolution

The authors state that "ideas did not cause the revolution," but they did:

A) play a critical role in articulating grievances by the French people.
B) allow people to vent their problems and thus forestall the revolution for decades.
C) give the peasantry a voice in the electing of delegates to the Estates-General.
D) cause the philosophes to gain the upper hand in negotiations in the Estates-General.
E) cause Louis XVI to be convinced by the arguments made by the Third Estate for reform.