Question

Describe any three steps taken by the French revolutionaries to create a sense of collective identity amongst the French people. (3 × 1 = 3)

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

1-A new French flag was chosen which replaced the earlier national flag.

2-The name of the Estate General was changed to the National Assembly.

3-New songs were composed, sworn and martyrs were sung.

Answer 2

Explanation:

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

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

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