With the final drafting of a new constitution and the redistribution of government powers in 1791 , the National Assembly stepped down. A newly elected Legislative Assembly assumed control of France to govern together with the king. Louis' however, refused to accept this new branch of government, which was primarily made up of representative of the middle class. The people of Paris then imprisoned Louis and hid family and later had them killed. France was declared a republic. The National Convention headed the nation under the principles of democrscy and the slogan "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.