I believe the answer is: C. Death
In western society, footman refers to the people who had the duty to admitting visitors to a certain place.
<span><em>I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, . .. </em>could be interpreted into the fact that the writer has already past his prime age.
So, eternal footman could be interpreted as death that await the writer before he leave the realm of the living.</span>
I believe the answer is the Franciscans, although I'm not 100% sure. I would double check. Hope this helps a little!
I'm not sure what you mean by 'partially caused' but I do know the causes of both revolutions:
Causes of American revolution:
» Unequal trade laws
» Taxes have no representation
Causes of French revolution
» Food crisis and high prices
» Bankruptcy
» Discontent
» Unemployment
(: hope this helps