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Before the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, many US territories extended voting rights to women, in part to spur westward migration that would help these territories meet population thresholds for statehood. The Territory of Wyoming approved women’s suffrage in 1869 before attaining statehood in        while eastern states, lacking the same incentive, did not follow suit until after the turn of the century.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A
1890, for example,
B
1890, for example:
C
1890, for example;
D
1890; for example,