Explain the measures and practices introduced by the French revolutionaries to create a sense of
collective identity amongst the French people.
Answers
The measures introduced by the French revolutionaries to create a sense of collective identity amongst the French people were: They introduced the ideas of la patrie (the fatherland) and le citoyen (the citizen) that emphasised on the notion of a united community enjoying equal rights under a constitution.
The three measures introduced by the French
revolutionaries to create a sense of collective identity
amongst the French people were:
a. The idea of la patrie and le Citoyen helped
the people enjoying the equal rights under a constitution.
b. The former royal standard flag was replaced by a
new French tricolor flag.
c. The new estate general was elected.
d. New hymns were composed and martyrs were
commemorated.
e. The regional dialects were discouraged in France
and French was declared the common language of
the nation.