They were accused of witchcraft. Many people back in those days feared it. However, anyone could accuse someone of witchcraft in those days without evidence. Some were accused because others had a grudge against them. Some people thought that because some of the women were convulsing or acting out of the ordinary that they must have been involved in witchcraft. Punishment was carried out to discourage others from getting involved in the wicked religion so to speak.
the answer is a for this question
The answer is racial discrimination.
Jim Crow Laws were laws created to segregate the White and
Black Americans in the mid-19th century. These laws were created by
the Democratic party wherein they have given the Black Americans equal rights
but they have created their own public facilities to separate them from the
White Americans.
