Why Was Western New York Referred to as the Burned-Over

Why was western New York referred to as the burned-over district?

A) The Oneida Community's numerous silver forges and coal mines left a smoky haze over the region and complicated western travel.
B) Sinfulness had been wiped out of the region such that preachers held it up in their sermons as a model religious community.
C) The area had seen numerous religious movements and denominations sweep through the population, roiled by evangelical revivalism.
D) The area's overwhelming turn away from religion signaled the end of the era of Jacksonian democracy.
E) A long and widespread drought had caused numerous fires in the region, and a record number of American lives were lost.

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