Question

. Read the passage. The time was in the 1720s. Colonists were living in South Carolina. They petitioned England. They wanted forts built to their south. What is the best way to combine these sentences into one sentence? In the 1720s, colonists who were living in South Carolina. Petitioned England, They wanted forts built to their south. In the 1720s, colonists living in South Carolina petitioned England to build forts to their south. In the 1720s, colonists who were living in South Carolina petitioned England because they wanted forts built to their south. Colonists living in South Carolina in the 1720s petitioned England because they wanted forts built to their south.

Answer 1

I believe the answer is:

In the 1720s, colonists who were living in South Carolina petitioned England because they wanted forts built to their south.

Answer 2

In 1720, colonist living in South Carolina petitioned England to build forts to their south.

Step-by-step explanation:

The paragraph above is the only one that combines all the sentences provided without any grammatical error and establishes a relation of coherence and cohesion that maintains the paragraph with sufficient meaning for the reader to understand the message that is being transmitted.