- Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen proclaimed Liberty, Property, Security, and Resistance to Oppression inalienable rights.
- Freedom of press, speech, and religion achieved.
- Serfdom abolished; all male citizens entitled to vote regardless of wealth status.
Equality:
- Equality before the law established
- Privileges based on birth abolished
- Aristocratic titles removed, replaced with citizen
- Feudal dues and manorial courts abrogated
Fraternity:
- Nationalistic fraternity emerged that cut across geographic/social division to unite in pursuit of revolution
- The use of titles such as citoyen (male citizen) or citoyenne (female citizen) to convey shared citizenship and belonging
Separation of Church and State
- Catholic church disestablished as the religion of the nation
-Freedom of religion
- Church land confiscated & sold
- Civil constitution of the clergy required priests take an oath of loyalty to republic, accept secular authority
Representative Government:
- National assembly elected through democratic process
- Suffrage granted all males over 25 who meet requirements - Legislative authority given to elected assemblies