NCERT Solutions Class 10 Social Science History : What steps did the French revolutionaries take to create a sense of collective identity among the French people?

The French revolutionaries took many important steps to create a sense of collective identity among the French people.
From the very beginning, the French revolutionaries introduced various measures and practices that could create a sense of collective identity among-st the French people.
Ideas of la patrie (the fatherland) and le citoyen (the citizen) emphasising 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.
Estates General was elected by the body of active citizens and renamed the National Assembly.
New hymns, oaths and martyrs commemorated in the name of the nation.
Central administrative system made uniform laws for the entire nation.
Internal customs duties and dues were abolished and a uniform system of weights and measures was adopted.
Discouraging regional dialects and promoting French as a common language of the nation.