Answer:
- “However, 20 people and 2 dogs were executed for the crime of witchcraft in Salem. One person was pressed to death under a pile of stones for refusing to testify.” (Paragraph 9)
Explanation:
Part A of the text 'Witchcraft in Salem' discusses 'the town of Salem being afflicted by witches and this panic leading to several unfair trails in the town.' Thus, the above quote that most aptly supports this idea as <u>the details '20 people and 2 dogs being executed for the crime in Salem, one person being pressed to death under a pile of stones as he denied to testify' substantiate the claim of tormenting state of witchcraft in the town and how it resulted in numerous unreasonable execution</u>.