WILL MARK BRAINLIEST (HOMEWORK TIMED PLZ HELP) what are two steps did Cardinal Richelieu take to strengthen Bourbon France?

Richelieu ordered nobles to take down their fortified castles. He increased the power of government agents who came from the middle class. The king relied on these agents, so there was less need to use noble officials. Richelieu also wanted to make France the strongest state in Europe.

Explanation:

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- tobacco.

- "rolfe reacted to consumer demand by importing seed from the west indies and cultivating the plant in the jamestown colony. those tobacco seeds became the seeds of a huge economic empire.the tobacco economy rapidly began to shape the society and development of the colony. growing tobacco takes its toil on the soil."

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