Directions: answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.
1. what function, according to the supreme court, did the flag salute serve?
2. what were the basic reasons the court overruled the lower courts?
3. if a flag salute case came before the court today, what do you think the ruling would be?
4. if you had been a member of a group that did not believe in compulsory flag salutes, would you have
protested, like the gobitises, or accepted the board of education's requirement? explain your answer.
5. on what grounds do you think civil libertarians were disappointed in the court's gobitis decision?

the california missions began in the late 18th century as an effort to convert native americans to catholicism and expand european territory. there were 21 missions in all, lasting from 1769 until about 1833.   the missions were built by the spanish starting in 1769 in order to “colonize” the territory of alta california. so the missions were important because they were the means of settling california. it also wanted to keep other european countries out of alta california. building settlements along the coast would them meet these goals. missionaries wanted to convert the indians to the roman catholic faith. california indians did much of the work to build missions.

a. by accepting the election of president abraham lincoln in 1860 and convincing other southern states to do the same

c. archbishop desmond tutu promoted the acknowledgement of the rights of black africans and expose human rights abuses.

d. leader haile selassie modernized african society through the institution of progressive social, economic, and educational reforms.