According to New England Puritans, witchcraft:
a. was perfectly acceptable when it was used for proper purposes.
b. was punishable by hanging unless it was used to reinforce men's standing and God's will.
c. resulted from pacts that women made with the devil to obtain supernatural powers or interfere with natural processes.
d. was restricted to Salem.
e. was due entirely to exposure to Catholicism.
Ans: c. resulted from pacts that women made with the devil to obtain supernatural powers or interfere with natural processes.
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