discuss the measure and practices devloped by the french to create a sense of callective identity amoung 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.
(a) The ideas of La Patrie (the fatherland) and Le Citoyen (the citizen) emphasized the notion of united community enjoying equal rights under a constitution.
(b) A new French flag, tricolour was chosen to replace the Royal Standard.
(c) Estates General was elected by the body of active citizens and renamed the National Assembly.
(d) New hymns were composed and martyrs commemorated all in the name of the nation.
(e) A centralized system of administration was introduced, uniform laws were made for all citizens.
(f) French language was spoken and written and became a common language in Paris