Why did Charlotte Corday assassinate Jean-Paul Marat in July 1793?
A) She believed that his death would rid the Revolution of an obstructionist who had opposed radical reform.
B) She believed that she was carrying out the will of God by punishing Marat for his plans to de-Christianize France.
C) She believed that she was avenging innocent Girondins who had been executed because Marat had called for their heads.
D) She believed that Marat had engineered the arrest and execution of Georges-Jacques Danton and his followers.
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