Congress called for a convention to be held in philadelphia in 1787 in order to a) declare independence from england. b) revise the articles of confederation. c) establish a new constitution for the united states. d) direct the revolutionary war effort against england.

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.