Why was south carolina established as a colony? a. its founder wanted a place for religious tolerance. b. it was a link between england, the west indies, and the colonies. c. those who moved there wanted to practice their religion freely. d. people were looking for gold in its rivers.

C. It was a link between England, the West Indies, and the colonies.

The native americans, spanish, french and americans all name places in our state. the word “arkansas” came from the quapaw indians, by way of early french explorers. at the time of the early french exploration, a tribe of indians, the quapaws, lived west of the mississippi and north of the arkansas river.