Question

What steps did the French revolutionaries take to create a sense of collective identity among the French people?​

Answer 1

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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.

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

• New hymns were composed, oaths taken and martyrs commemorated, all in the name of the nation.

• A centralised administrative system was put in place, and it formulated uniform laws for all citizens within its territory.

• Internal customs duties and dues were abolished, and a uniform system of weights and measures was adopted.

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

Answer 2

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.

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