Question

„Jacobins decided to start wearing long striped trousers as a way of proclaiming the end of power‟. Critically examine the statement.​

Answer 1

1) Jacobins decided to start wearing long striped trousers to set them apart from the fashionable sections of their society.

2) This was done so that they could proclaim the end of power wielded by the wearers of knee breeches

3) This resulted in people calling them sans - culottes literally meaning those without knee breeches . They also wore red cap to symbolise liberty.