The Witchcraft Hysteria Began to Subside by the Mid-Seventeenth Century

The witchcraft hysteria began to subside by the mid-seventeenth century for which of the following reasons?

A) A tempering of religious passions in the wake of religious wars
B) The growing willingness of magistrates to accept the conditions generated by trials of witches
C) The destabilization of governments after a period of calm