Question
It were better that ten suspected witches should escape than one innocent person be condemned.
—Harvard President Increase Mather, reacting to the Salem Witch Trails in 1692
Increase Mather was an important Puritan leader in the late 1600s. What does Mather's comment suggest about the significance of the Salem Witch Trials?
A.
They convinced Puritans that public trials should be banned.
B.
They led Puritan leaders to question whether such trials were just.
C.
They convinced Puritans that most witches were harmless.
D.
They led Puritan leaders to question whether witches really existed.
—Harvard President Increase Mather, reacting to the Salem Witch Trails in 1692
Increase Mather was an important Puritan leader in the late 1600s. What does Mather's comment suggest about the significance of the Salem Witch Trials?
A.
They convinced Puritans that public trials should be banned.
B.
They led Puritan leaders to question whether such trials were just.
C.
They convinced Puritans that most witches were harmless.
D.
They led Puritan leaders to question whether witches really existed.
Answers
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B. They led Puritan leaders to question whether such trials were just.
Increase Mather's comment emphasizes the importance of protecting innocent individuals from wrongful condemnation, suggesting that the trials were flawed and calling into question the fairness and justice of the proceedings.
Increase Mather's comment emphasizes the importance of protecting innocent individuals from wrongful condemnation, suggesting that the trials were flawed and calling into question the fairness and justice of the proceedings.