What group of rulers attempted to reform their political, legal and economic systems

ENLIGHTENED DESPOTS were a group of rulers attempted to reform their political, legal, and economic systems.

This movement is also called benevolent despotism, wherein during the eighteenth century, many monarchs were inspired by the enlightenment movement and wanted to change politics, economics, and laws in their kingdoms.

a small town is a good definition for new france in 1750. new france was the area colonized by france in north america. the area is nowadays the city of quebec in canada.

answer; because they must appeal to a broad cross-section of the population;