A Witchcraft Panic Overtook Salem When

question 99

Multiple Choice

A witchcraft panic overtook Salem when

• A)a group of adolescent girls began having fits "under the influence of an evil hand."
• B)the town mysteriously caught fire and there was no evident cause.
• C)a group of women were caught practicing witchcraft by the local minister.
• D)a mysterious illness affected the town, causing numerous deaths.
• E)local native groups had sent word that the villagers would soon be afflicted by misfortunes if settlers did not return land recently taken from Indians.

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