Answer: C.
Explanation: The Catholic Church, prior to the Reformation, had power and control over just about anything because of the social construct of the people there at the time. Back then what the Pope says, goes--or else. He was basically the Kim Jung-Un of their time.
The Pope along with the people of the church were at the highest section of the social hierarchy of the Ancient Roman Empire, with the Kings following closely behind. Why was this? There was a common concept the kings used to claims their right to power: The "Divine Right of Kings." This basically stated the whoever the king is at the time is so because they were chosen by god. The Pope, however, was received as the closest person to God and therefore had more power than the Kings did because of that. Everyone else was lower than them and had little to no power at all especially in comparison to the Church and the King.
I mean, i didn’t read the salem witch trials article. so i can’t give a main idea on it but i can tell u what it was about. basically these two girls of wealthy parents in massachutsetts started to display “unusual behavior” such as tantrums and strange sounds and contortion and al the stuff u would see in demons basically. it start happening to a bunch of people in the town too. so the revered from the town decides that the only explanation for this would be that witches are cursing these women and making them demonic. so a bunch of innocent women were accused of being a witch and they were hanged/crushed/killed in any way possible. it is the most notorious case of mass hysteria in us history.
The Emancipation Proclamation 1863. On Jan. 1, 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln<span> declared free all slaves residing in territory in rebellion against the federal government. This Emancipation Proclamation actually freed few people. Hope I Helped!</span>
I would say whatever region was found to have the most gold would have become more profitable.
