A Witchcraft Panic Overtook Salem When

Multiple Choice

A witchcraft panic overtook Salem when

A) a group of adolescent girls began having fits "under the influence of an evil hand."
B) the town mysteriously caught fire and there was no evident cause.
C) a group of women were caught practicing witchcraft by the local minister.
D) a mysterious illness affected the town, causing numerous deaths.
E) local native groups had sent word that the villagers would soon be afflicted by misfortunes if settlers did not return land recently taken from Indians.