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)