C? I believe this is the correct answer
Freedom is when you can vote for anybody you want
Answer:
What Happened? Which Characters caused it to happen?
Explanation:
That is my best guess.
Danforth needed a confession because the rule was that if they did not confess, they were hanged. If they did not confess and Danforth decided not to hang them, the town would become angry because 12 others were already hanged for not confessing.
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