What political reforms did the national assembly adopt?

The Assembly between 1789 and 1791 was called "Constituante" and had to purpose to give a Constitution to the monarchy.

The main reforms were:

- abolition of the privileges (of the nobility and of the churches) : all the citizens are equal

- suppression of old provinces and creation of departements (with an elected president for each of them)

- nationalization of the Church's properties

- creation of banknotes ("assignats")

- secularization of the civil service (civil marriage; divorce; civil constitution of the Church)

- separation of power between legislative (elected Assembly) and executive (King and ministers)