Question

Describe any five measures introduced by the French Revolutionaries to create a
sense of collective identity amongst the French people. ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. The ideas of la patrie ( fatherland) and le citoyen ( citizen) emphasized the notion of a nation based on equal rights and opportunities for all.

2. A new french flag, the tricolour , was chosen to replace the former royal standard.

3. The estates general was now an elected by of representatives and it was renamed National Assembly.

4. A centralised administrative system was adopted that provided equality before law. Feudal dues were abolished and a uniform system of weights and measures was adopted.

5. French, as it was spoken and written in Paris, became the common language of the nation.

Answer 2

Answer:

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The following measures were introduced by the French revolutionaries to create a sense of collective identity:

• The idea of la patrie (the fatherland) and le citoyen (the citizen) were emphasised as the notion of united community enjoying equal rights under a constitution.

• The new flag, the tricolour, was chosen to replace the former royal standard.

• The Estate General was elected by the body of active citizens and renamed the National Assembly.

• New hymns were composed, oaths taken and martyrs commemorated, all I the name of the nation.

• A centralised administive system we put in place and it formulated uniform laws for all citizens within its territory.

• Internal custom duties and dues were abolished and a uniform system of weights and measures were adopted.

• Regional dialects were discouraged and French, as it was spoken and written in Paris, became the common language of the nation.

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