Question

The Salem witchcraft trials were

A) a result of Roger Williams's activities.
B) the result of unsettled social and religious conditions in rapidly evolving Massachusetts.
C) caused by ergot in the Puritans' bread.
D) unique to the English colonies.
E) accusations made by the daughters of business owners.

Answer 1

Option B, the result of unsettled social and religious conditions in rapidly evolving Massachusetts, is the right answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Salem Witchcraft Trials were a set of hearings and persecutions of those who were accused of witchcraft. These trials took place in the period between February 1692 and May 1693 in colonial Massachusetts. In these trials, a total of nineteen were given a death sentence. The Salem Witchcraft Trials were a result of a wave of hysteria that spread in colonial Massachusetts. Bridget Bishop was the first convicted witch to be hanged in Massachusetts.