<P> The Liberty Tree, officially adopted in 1792, is a symbol of the everlasting Republic, national freedom, and political revolution . It has historic roots in revolutionary France as well as America, as a symbol that was shared by the two nascent republics . The tree was chosen as a symbol of the French Revolution because it symbolizes fertility in French folklore, which provided a simple transition from revering it for one reason to another . The American colonies also used the idea of a Liberty Tree to celebrate their own acts of insurrection against the British, starting with the Stamp Act riot in 1765 . </P> <P> The riot culminated in the hanging in effigy of two Stamp Act politicians on a large elm tree . The elm tree began to be celebrated as a symbol of Liberty in the American colonies. <It was adopted as a symbol that needed to be living and growing, along with the Republic . To that end, the tree is portrayed as a sapling, usually of an oak tree in French interpretation . The Liberty Tree serves as a constant celebration of the spirit of political freedom . </P> <P> The symbol of Hercules was first adopted by the Old Regime to represent the monarchy . Hercules was an ancient Greek hero who symbolized strength and power . The symbol was used to represent the sovereign authority of the King over France during the reign of the Bourbon monarchs . However, the monarchy was not the only ruling power in French history to use the symbol of Hercules to declare its power . </P> <P> During the Revolution, the symbol of Hercules was revived to represent nascent revolutionary ideals . The first use of Hercules as a revolutionary symbol was during a festival celebrating the National Assembly's victory over federalism on 10 August 1793 . "Federalism" was a movement to weaken the central government . This Festival of Unity consisted of four stations around Paris which featured symbols representing major events of the Revolution which embodied revolutionary ideals of liberty, unity, and power . </P>

Identify the object which signify the french revolution