Describe any five measures introduced by the french revolutionaries to create a sense of collective identity amongst the french people.
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The French revolutionaries took the following steps to create a sense of collective identity among the French people
(i) They introduced the ideas of la patrie (the fatherland) and Ie citoyen (the citizen), emphasizing the concept of a united community enjoying equal rights under a Constitution.
(ii) They choose a new French flag, the tricolour, to replace the royal standard.
(iii) The Estates General was elected by the body of active citizens and renamed the National Assembly.
(iv) In the name of the nation, new hymns were composed, oaths taken and martyrs commemorated.
(v) They established a centralized administrative system, which formulated uniform laws for all citizens.
(vi) They adopted a uniform system of weights and measures.
(vii) All internal custom duties were abolished.
(viii) They promoted the French language, as spoken and written in Paris, over regional dialects.
(ix) They declared that it was the mission and destiny of the French nation to liberate people of Europe from despotism, What It meant was that they would help other people of Europe to become nation-states like them.
(i) They introduced the ideas of la patrie (the fatherland) and Ie citoyen (the citizen), emphasizing the concept of a united community enjoying equal rights under a Constitution.
(ii) They choose a new French flag, the tricolour, to replace the royal standard.
(iii) The Estates General was elected by the body of active citizens and renamed the National Assembly.
(iv) In the name of the nation, new hymns were composed, oaths taken and martyrs commemorated.
(v) They established a centralized administrative system, which formulated uniform laws for all citizens.
(vi) They adopted a uniform system of weights and measures.
(vii) All internal custom duties were abolished.
(viii) They promoted the French language, as spoken and written in Paris, over regional dialects.
(ix) They declared that it was the mission and destiny of the French nation to liberate people of Europe from despotism, What It meant was that they would help other people of Europe to become nation-states like them.
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The five measures introduced by the french revolutionaries to create a sense of collective identity amongst the french people -
- The French revolutionaries had very strong and well formed ideas of a nation. This in fact inspired many other countries in their struggle to attain nationhood.
- The French revolutionaries call for liberty, equality and fraternity inspired the entire French speaking people to rebel against the oppressive monarchical system.
- This call claims freedom from oppressive forces, equality among all classes and people and fraternity among the citizens.
- Along with this motto, symbols such as the national flag, statue of liberty and the national dress also evoked a sense of unity among the French freedom seekers. This gave an identity to all the people.
- The French revolted as a collective entity and this unity resulted in the attaining of the goals of the French revolution.
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