Question

Describe any five steps taken by the French Revolutionaries to create a sense of collective identity among the French people.

Answer 1

The steps which were taken by French Revolutionaries to create a sense of collective identity among the French people were:
1) The idea of La- Patrie and Le-Citoyen emphasized the notion of a united community enjoying equal rights under a constitution.
2) New French flag the tricolour was chosen to replace the former royal standard.
3) The Estate General was elected by the body of an active citizen and renamed the National Assembly.
4) New Hymns were composed, oaths taken and martyrs commemorated all in the name of the nation.
5) A centralized administrative system was put in place and it formulated uniform laws for all citizen within its territory.
6) Internal customs duties and dues were abolished and a uniform system of weight and measures were adopted.
7) Regional dialects were discouraged and French became the common language of the nation.