How Did The French Revolution Turn Radical

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The French revolution turned radical because of the changes that was being made when a new ruler took over. France was being reformed and the Catholic Church was the target. The priest was forced to sign the civil constitution of clergy and they were not happy about this. The church could no longer accept tithes and bishops were shrunk. With this new reformation the king has very little to no say so in what actions took place, and the country later agreed to kill him on the guillotine. The legislative Assembly has turned France into a very corrupt country. The National Convention was held, stating that there will be even more changes within the government. A new constitution by the name of The Republic of Virtue was later set up to republicanize

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