Question

from fascinating colorado by bonnie marie dewolfe

1. tin cup is located in gunnison county at the foot of cu
2. pass. its not actually a ghost town anymore as it does have
3. summer homes.
4. tin cup came about in 1861 when jim taylor and his 2
5. stopped at the creek to get a drink and one of them saw gold
6. bottom of his cup.
7. in the 1870s there were strikes of high grade gold and
8. such mines as the gold cup and jimmy mack among other n
9. started the gold rush to this area. originally the town was nar
10. virginia city in 1880, but was changed to tin cup in 1882. th
11. the gold and silver out by mules and wagons to the railroad w

12 was taken to the smelters
question 1:
in what time period did the story take place?
a seventeenth century
b eighteenth century
c nineteenth century

Explanation:

The text mentions events like Tin Cup coming about in 1861, gold strikes in the 1870s, and name changes in 1880 and 1882. The 19th century spans from 1801 to 1900, so these years fall within the 19th century. The 17th century is 1601 - 1700, the 18th is 1701 - 1800, and the 20th is 1901 - 2000, which don't match the given time references.

Answer:

C. Nineteenth century