Answer: D
Explanation: The cost of living did not increase, the taxes simply did.
A: The French and Indian war drastically increased the national debt that was already at an all-time high, this cause the government to higher and create taxes to pay back the debt.
B: Taxes was the main reason, over-taxation and starvation led to the beheading of closely 8,000 French nobility and high-ranking officials.
C: The rasing national debt caused the French government to increase the taxes that created the revolution in the first place.
Answer
D: The increase of taxes caused the people to be unable to afford food, despite commonplace prices, combined with famine and the ignorance of Maire Antionette ( "Let them eat cake!" ) led to the public outrage that overthrought the current french monarchy.