Question
ncrease 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 led Puritan leaders to question whether such trials were just.
B.
They convinced Puritans that public trials should be banned.
C.
They convinced Puritans that most witches were harmless.
D.
They led Puritan leaders to question whether witches really existed.
A.
They led Puritan leaders to question whether such trials were just.
B.
They convinced Puritans that public trials should be banned.
C.
They convinced Puritans that most witches were harmless.
D.
They led Puritan leaders to question whether witches really existed.
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A. They led Puritan leaders to question whether such trials were just.
Increase Mather, a prominent Puritan minister, eventually expressed concerns about the validity and fairness of the witch trials, suggesting that the intense atmosphere and the methods used in the trials were not justifiable. This indicates that the events of the Salem Witch Trials led some Puritan leaders to reconsider the legitimacy and morality of such proceedings.
Increase Mather, a prominent Puritan minister, eventually expressed concerns about the validity and fairness of the witch trials, suggesting that the intense atmosphere and the methods used in the trials were not justifiable. This indicates that the events of the Salem Witch Trials led some Puritan leaders to reconsider the legitimacy and morality of such proceedings.
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