Which of these best describes the salem witch trials of the late 1600s? a. as a result of the persecution, a greater sense of religious freedom swept in new england. b. the witchcraft hysteria was short-lived with many people eventually being pardoned. c. tens of thousands of people left massachusetts for religious reasons. d. hundreds of people were put to death for admitting to witchcraft?

He seventeenth amendment to the us constitution calls for the direct election of all us senators. this means that the people of each state get to vote to decide who will be their two us senators. before this, the legislatures of each state chose the two us senators from that state with no direct involvement of the average voter. why would this amendment be considered a reform? how would it benefit the people? even today some people claim that the seventeenth amendment was a bad idea. what arguments could be made for reverting selection of us senators back to the state legislatures?

True or false: abraham lincoln delayed the emancipation proclamation to make sure the border states would stay loyal. *

What did the u.s. want to build on the land acquired through the gadsden purchase?