As Accusations and Executions Multiplied in Salem, What Was the Long-Term

question 105

Multiple Choice

As accusations and executions multiplied in Salem, what was the long-term impact of the witchcraft trials there?

• A) Puritan leader Increase Mather encouraged juries to take testimony and accusations more seriously.
• B) The idea of prosecuting witches gained widespread support.
• C) The number of witchcraft prosecutions in Massachusetts declined markedly.
• D) Colonial leaders saw something was seriously wrong with their judicial system and outlawed witchcraft trials in 1715.
• E) Witchcraft prosecutions were put under the control of the Massachusetts General Court.

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A bona fide estimate of the monetary damages that would flow from the breach of a contract.

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