SALEM MEMORIALIZES THOSE KILLED DURING WITCH TRIALS What is the author’s main purpose in the text? A to explain how researchers found the site where the witches were put on trial and hanged B to suggest to readers that they likely are, or know, a descendant of someone affected by the Salem witch trials C to provide students with historical information about the Salem witch trials and how they took place D to describe the memorial and what it means to Salem and the descendants of the accused