English

Erik Pearson

14 January, 18:52

The rickety boards of the sidewalk rattled and vibrated with

the power of the locomotive that was barreling into the

station. People camped on the dirt streets of the town to

catch a glimpse of this new mode of transportation: the

steam engine. Excitement filtered through the crowd as

they realized that the railway, starting on the East Coast,

now stretched all the way across the country,

What is the setting of the passage?

O

A. A town in the western United States during the 1800s

O

B. A bustling city during modern times

O

C. An isolated village during the 1500s

O

D. An community in the eastern United States during the 2000s