Final answer:
Option (c), The majority of people accused of being witches were elderly women, particularly highlighted by the Salem witch trials of 1692.
Step-by-step explanation:
The majority of people who were accused of being witches during the witch trials, especially in Puritan New England, were part of the demographic of elderly women. Women were often targeted due to the belief that they were more susceptible to the Devil because of their supposedly weaker constitutions.
The most notorious example of such witch trials occurred in Salem Village in 1692, where many accusations resulted from the tensions and anxiety of the times, often scapegoating those who were non-conforming or seen as social outcasts.