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how did the salem witch trials influence the development of the massachusetts bay colony? they set a precedent for determining how people were banished from the colony. they showed the need for legal procedures to protect those accused of crimes. they ruled that only puritans could run for office and vote. they protected the freedom of religion in the colony.
They showed the need for legal procedures to protect those accused of crimes
Explanation:
Years after the trial judges and juries apologized for the mass hysteria that led to wrongfully accused people being killed. The Salem witch trials was most likely an incentive that led to the bill of rights almost a century later.
