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.
The answer you are looking for is the last one! It should be "It encouraged workers to create goods more quickly and efficiently."
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I think its D, but I am not sure.
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America didn't want to annex Texas, so I am assuming that it didn't want Texas to elect officials, since they didn't care really. All the other answers seem right.
Answer: A and C
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