During the Salem Witchcraft Trials, Most of Those Accused as Witches

question 28

Multiple Choice

During the Salem witchcraft trials, most of those accused as witches were

• A) property-owning women.
• B) from the ranks of poor families.
• C) primarily un-Christian.
• D) women in their late teen years.
• E) from subsistence farming families.

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