What Steps did the French Revolutionaries take to Create a sense of Collective Identity among the French People?
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Updated on: November 9th, 2023
The steps that the French revolutionaries took to create a sense of collective identity among the French people were drafting a constitution promoting equal rights for all and including the national flag as a symbol of the nation along with the national language. Creating a sense of nationalism was the key to creating a collective identity. Other measures that were taken to create a sense of unity among the French people were to create a political body with the help of citizens’ participation and bring about common law for all.
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French Revolutionaries
The French revolutionaries took several measures to ensure that the French people felt, thought, and behaved collectively and unanimously. The French revolutionaries were willing to make such a change that the people of France recognized themselves as one and were proud of their country.
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Steps by French Revolutionaries to Create Collective Identity
Some steps taken in that direction were:
- A new French flag, a tricolor, was introduced, replacing the Royal Standards.
- Promote equal rights in the constitution by incorporating the ideas of ‘la petrie’ (the fatherland) and ‘le sitoien’ (citizen).
- The Estates General was reformed as the National Assembly with the active participation of citizens.
- ‘One law’ was introduced for the whole country, and all unnecessary internal dues and customs were abolished.
- Took a new oath.
- French was promoted as the national language, and regional dialects were no longer supported.
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