History essay

 I have to choose one of the following for an essay. 

Two of the following essay questions will appear on the exam.  You will answer one of them.  (full essay, multiple paragraphs, thesis, and specific examples to support your arguments)

1. Why was defining the “state of nature” so important to political theorists in the 17th and 18th centuries? 
2. What was the relationship between colonization, slavery, European economic development, and the Enlightenment?
3. What were the causes of the French Revolution? Who benefited most (and least) from the French Revolution? In what ways did the French Revolution achieve the goals of the Enlightenment? (Be specific about Enlightenment thinkers, different phases of the Revolution, and changes in laws, power dynamics and institutional structures)