As a Result of the Witchcraft Trials in Salem

question 70

Multiple Choice

As a result of the witchcraft trials in Salem,

• A)the Puritans lost control of the government of Massachusetts.
• B)a majority of colonial citizens became convinced that witchcraft was being practiced in every colony.
• C)the Great Awakening began.
• D)twenty people were executed either by hanging or by crushing.
• E)the governor's wife was executed for witchcraft.

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