As accusations and executions multiplied in Salem, what was the long-term impact of the witchcraft trials there?
A) Puritan leader Increase Mather encouraged juries to take testimony and accusations more seriously.
B) The idea of prosecuting witches gained widespread support.
C) The number of witchcraft prosecutions in Massachusetts declined markedly.
D) Colonial leaders saw something was seriously wrong with their judicial system and outlawed witchcraft trials in 1715.
E) Witchcraft prosecutions were put under the control of the Massachusetts General Court.
Ans: C) The number of witchcraft prosecutions in Massachusetts declined markedly.
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