Question

Upon becoming free, the slave wore *



Blue cap

White cap

Red cap

Green cap

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Answer 1

Answer: The answer is red cap because it symbolizes liberty and freedom during the French revolution.

Answer 2

Red cap

• A Phrygian cap was worn by a slave on becoming free in France. It was a soft, conical cap of red color that had its top pulled forward.
• It was worn in antiquity by the inhabitants of Phrygia, a region of central Anatolia.
• The French society used to be divided into 3 estates: The Clergy, The Nobility, and The commoners, out of which only the Third estate was supposed to pay the taxes. All the other estates just enjoyed the benefits.
• The long years of tax payments and extravagant cost of all the other expenses had affected the finances of France. Added to that, with the growth in the population there was a rise in the demand for food grains and job opportunities but France failed miserably in providing both of them.
• On July 14, 1789, a mob from Paris attacked the prison of Bastille which was considered a symbol of oppression and despotism. The revolution was also influenced by philosophers like Rousseau, John Locke, and Montesquieu.
• They proposed the division of power within the government. They demanded 3 parts of the government, legislature, judiciary, and executive. The form of government that was followed in the USA.
• Hence, it symbolizes freedom and equality.

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