Answer:
Correct answer is intendant.
Explanation:
Intendant is the correct answer as those were the court officials between 1640 and 1789 who had the role to centralize the state and strengthen the role of monarchs.
On the other side all other answers are wrong as they are not connected with the role that was described in the question.
The full sentence is as follows:
To force a bill out of committee, A DISCHARGE petition must be signed by a majority of the representatives.
A discharge petition refers to a petition that is used in the house of representative to force a bill out of the committee unto the floor of the house for a vote. For the petition to be successful, 218 members of the house have to vote in its favor.
The southern colonies had more slave labor because of cash crops.
