Measures to Revolutionized the Movement
When the French Revolution began, it was not declared to be successful. To garner the attention of people and to emphasize the values, measures of political and social discourse were taken to shape the revolution and to form unity among the people. A few of the measures are stated below:
- The use and propagation of certain ideas like “la Patrie”, which means fatherland, and the idea of “le citoyen” (the citizen) were given certain importance.
- The application of a new and interesting French flag was designed and made by the body of citizens, which acted as a replacement for the existing standard royal flag of the monarch.
- The people of French elected a special Estates-General, which named as National Assembly, and a centralized system of administration was adopted with specially designed hymns, and Martyrs were dignified.
- Uniform laws and equality before the law was implemented. Everyone were ought to be treated equally when it came to law and justice.
- French was made a common and most used language after the French Revolution. The regional dialects and other languages were discouraged and French became the official and National language.
- Internal custom duties and dues were replaced by standardized weights and measures.
French Revolution and the Idea of the Nation
French Revolution and Idea of Nation: The French Revolution in Europe was one of the most important movements for nationalism in Europe in 1789. France was declared a full-fledged territorial state in 1789 and came under an absolute monarch. However, the political and constitutional changes that came about with the French Revolution helped in the transfer of sovereignty from the monarch to the body of French citizens that constituted the nation and helped in shaping its destiny.
Table of Content
- The French Revolution and the Idea of the Nation
- Measures to Revolutionized the Movement
- Jacobin Clubs
- Civil Code of 1804
- Idea of Nation
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