Change in Land Ownership in France

Peasants were kept dependent on the land and their ruler during the Middle Ages. They were required to pay tithes (one-tenth) of their annual earnings as taxes. Manorialism, which was a key aspect of Feudalism, and taxes were abolished with the French Revolution. The removal of taxes made life easier for peasants in most parts of France, and it offered tremendous relief to the peasants.

The French Revolution was able to usher in a new period in the history of the land reformation. The reform abolished feudal courts and ended the bias of feudal tenures. It also emancipated people from serfdom and canceled payments that were not based on actual land. Due to the increase in the class of landowners who supported Napoleon, all Clergy, Political Emigrants, and Common Land properties were auctioned and sold in 1792.

The Centers and serfs have become owners during the French Revolution, and the new regime was able to gain peasant support. It was able to reinforce individual and private ownership.