Highlight the various measures and practices that French revolutionaries introduced to create a sense of collective identity amongst the French people.
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Explanation
- The ideas of la patrie (the fatherland) and le citoye n (the citizen) emphasized the notion of a united community.
- New French flag was chosen to replace the former royal standard .
- The Estates General was elected.
- New hymns were composed , new oaths were taken and martyrs commemorated .
- A centralized administrative system was established
- French became the common language of the nation.
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The French Revolution in 1789 was the first instance of nationalism. The French revolutionaries introduced various measures and practices t hat helped the French people develop a feeling of national identity.
- The ideas of la patrie (the fatherland) and le citoye n (the citizen) emphasized the notion of a united community with equal rights protected by a constitution.
- The previous royal standard was changed to the new French flag which represents the tricolor.
- The Estates General was elected by the body of active citizens and renamed the National Assembly.
- New hymns were composed , new oaths were taken and martyrs commemorated .
- A centralized administrative system was established and uniform laws were enacted for all individuals within its borders.
- Regional dialects were discouraged and French , as it was spoken and written in Paris, became the common language of the nation
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