Which nation? I take it you mean the United States or Great Britain?
Because a few people, unless they invest their money into capital, can only buy so much. How do you justify the purchase of multi million dollar race horses. Who benefits from such a purchase?
How do you justify the purchase of a mansion with 12 bathrooms? Who needs such a place except a family of 13 children and 2 parents?
However, if they are conscientious and spend on capital and business interests, they put their wealth to work and and create jobs which helps many people.
Anybody except Adult White Males could not vote, it was called the
<span>Jacksonian democracy</span>
I think the underlying cause was, the towns people didnt know why all the women where acting strangely (almost as if they were possessed) so they went to the one thing they trusted in most which was Religion and they assumed that the women were possessed and were Witches.
It would have been easy since there were no documents (I think) and most evidence was hear say.