The National Assembly of France (1789-1791) was very important because it ended the system of feudalism in France and introduced the country to representative government. The establishment of a representative government with three separate branches was instituted by the National Assembly. The Assembly also created the Declaration of the Rights of Man which offered similar protections as the American Bill of Rights. These protections included freedom of speech, trial by jury, and freedom of religion. The spirit of the assembly was that all citizens are equal before the law and should be allowed to participate in government.
The National Assembly ended the unfair system of taxation in which the clergy and nobility were exempt from paying their fair share. Now everybody would participate in the duty of taxation. This brought an end to some of the privileges of the nobility and functionally ended a feudal system that had been in place for centuries. The actions of the Assembly also curtailed the powerful economic, political, and social influence of the church in France.
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