Which of these best describes the salem witch trials of the late 1600s? a. as a result of the persecution, a greater sense of religious freedom swept in new england. b. the witchcraft hysteria was short-lived with many people eventually being pardoned. c. tens of thousands of people left massachusetts for religious reasons. d. hundreds of people were put to death for admitting to witchcraft?

roosevelt essentially took the opposite approach as hoover in taking on the great depression. herbert hoover thought that america and its economy could naturally recover from the depression in due course, so he adamantly restrained the federal government from intervening on behalf of the people affected. on the other hand, roosevelt dramatically increased employment by expanding the federal government and establishing agencies that would aid in relieving some of the country's worst problems.