Which of the Following Accurately Describes the Salem Village Witchcraft

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following accurately describes the Salem Village witchcraft crisis of 1692?

• A) It occurred in an area where people were especially fearful of potential Indian attacks from the north.
• B) As the poor felt more and more powerless, they tried to take out their frustrations on the wealthy by charging them with practicing witchcraft.
• C) Old-guard Puritans created the crisis to regain their power and restore morality to the community.
• D) The crisis was primarily the result of a power struggle among leading Puritan families.

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