All of the following may have contributed to the mass hysteria that led to the Salem Trials except:
A.)Rivalry between the farming Salem Village and the business-oriented Salem Town.
B.)Strong, trustworthy leaders insisted in the existence of witchcraft.
C.)The Puritans' belief in God was faltering in the New World.
D.)The people were already on edge from the close proximity of the Native Americans.
E.)The strange behavior of the girls brought on by ergot food poisoning.