What personal goals did thomas putnam have in accusing others of witchcraft?

He wanted to get revenge against his rivals and enemies for his own wealth, he would accuse them of witchcraft then buy their land.

Thomas Putman was the Father of Ann Putnam who accused the most people of Witchcraft. Thomas shaped the trials by backing up his daughters accusations, seeking warrants against the accused. He used the witch trials to increase his own wealth by accusing people of witchcraft then buying up their land.

in an effort to stem the tide of refugees attempting to leave east berlin, the communist government of east germany begins building the berlin wall to divide east and west berlin. construction of the wall caused a short-term crisis in u.s.-soviet bloc relations, and the wall itself came to symbolize the cold war.

the answer might be either a or c. can't be too sure , because i searched the web, but no valid answers came through.