Answer: innocent people were wrongly accused of witchcraft and put on trial.
Explanation: The answer that best explains the consequences of the mass hysteria that took place during the Salem witch trials is innocent people were wrongly accused of witchcraft and put on trial. The witch trials took place in 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. At the time it was supposed that the devil granted some humans (witches) special powers. Women accused of witchcraft accused still others. Nobody had any proof to provide. Almost 20 people died.