The Consolidation of Royal Authority in France During the First

The consolidation of royal authority in France during the first half of the seventeenth century

A) involved a nibbling away at local self-government and control of taxation.
B) resulted to a large degree from the efforts of the royal ministers, Sully and Richelieu.
C) included the creation of the office of intendant.
D) increased because of additional revenues from the use of the paulette.
E) All of the above.