After the French Revolution, National Assembly was constituted and it gave a decree on the night of 4th August, 1789. Main points of this decree were :
- This decree abolished the feudal system of obligations from the France.
- Before revolution, members of clergy enjoyed many privileges. But with the decree, members of clergy were forced to give up their privileges.
- Tax collected by the church, Tithe, was abolished and the land owned by the church*was taken away by government.