I believe they would be exercising <span>symbolic speech
</span><span>symbolic speech refers to the type of statement that being conveyed through a certain actions rather than using words.
Even though this type of speech does not directly mentioned in the constitution, it's still considered to be protected under the first amendment.</span>
<span>C. Conquistadors destroyed the empires, and then Europeans built new settlements.
hope this helps</span>
Confederal to federal. Gave the central government more power to protect the nation from outside threats and threats like rebellion.