In the British colony‚ Massachusetts‚ witchcraft hysteria broke out between February 1692 and May 1693‚ resulting in the execution of twenty people and the jailing of 342 people. The Salem Witch Trials began after young girls in Salem claimed to be possessed by the Devil and started holding local women of Salem accountable of witchcraft. The effects the Salem Witch Trials had on the colony were separation of the church and the state and mass hysteria. In the 17th century‚ witchcraft was a serious crime
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2013 The Salem Witch Trials In January 1692‚ A hysteria developed in a Salem Village located in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The beginning of the Salem Witch Trials started when two girls‚ Betty Parris‚ 9 years old and Abigail Williams‚ 11 years old began acting strangely. They began by having “fits” that could not be explained by the local doctor. The doctor who had no explanation for the fits or convulsion like symptoms deemed it witchcraft. This was the beginning of the hysteria that developed
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The Salem Witch Trials- Notes Hammer of Witches (Malleusficarum) –book about finding witches Salem village/town Puritans believe everyones fate is determined before they are born Destined for heaven or hell? Puritan women were dosile silent; women were more likely to join the devils cause if they were lustful‚ knowing forbidden knowledge Witch hunt 1692 12-20 Christian girls who listened to Tituba’s tales acted in strange ways in trances‚ picked with pins‚ wanting to commit suicide/ screaming
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winter of 1692 two young girls became inexplicably ill and started having fits of convulsion‚ screaming‚ and hallucinations. Unable to find any medical reason for their condition the village doctor declared that there must be supernatural forces of witchcraft at work. This began an outbreak of hysteria that would result in the arrest of over one hundred-fifty people and execution of twenty women and men. The madness continued for over four months. The notorious witch trials of Salem‚ Massachusetts
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When one usually thinks about the Salem Witch Trials‚ they tend to imagine the colonial rabble‚ often male‚ accusing and indiscriminately burning women who they saw as witches at the stake. This idea is proven false when we look at the records and realize that the vast majority of women accused of being witches were being accused by other women. Woman is Salem were more likely than men to be both the accused and the accusers due to the culture that revolved around women in which they were very often
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be dated back to 1484 in Germany. Many men and women were persecuted‚ tortured‚ burnt and even killed because they were believed to be witches under the devil’s control. In this essay I will talk about what witchcraft was‚ who was accused of practicing it‚ the social response in Salem and what social and religious factors are given to account for the harsh response to witchcraft. The direct definition of witchcraft is the use of supernatural or magical powers. It was often believed that these
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McCarthyism Vs. Salem Witch Trials What would your reaction be if you were accused of something and were innocent? This is what happened to many people in the Salem Witch Trials and in McCarthyism. Innocent people were being punished for crimes that they did not commit. Even though there was little evidence‚ they were being hurt simply because somebody didn’t like their personal beliefs. The Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism are alike in many ways including their accusations‚ trials and were different
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society; many jobs require you to wear certain types of clothing or a uniform. Therefore‚ these schools are simply preparing their students to have a successful and bright future. Students should be more concerned about what they can learn‚ not what they can or cannot wear. Education is what motivates student’s people to the top of the platform their wardrobe. “Be careless in your dress if you will‚ but keep a tidy soul (Twain)”. Students should beware‚ their future will not depend on
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Meet Ann Putnam Jr. at 12 years old who played a very important part in the witch trials of 1692 as one of three afflicted kids.Anna was the daughter of the Salem witch trials leader. She was born on October 18‚1679 in Salem Massachusetts‚she was one of three children‚ Thomas and Ann were her siblings and she was the eldest. In March‚1692 she proclaimed to be affiliated. At this time‚ Ann’s Mother Ann was still mourning the death of her daughter and she claimed that later she had been attacked
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List of 5 Possible Causes of the Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials were a series of witchcraft trials that took place in 1692 in Massachusetts. Nearly 200 people were accused of witchcraft and by the end of the trials‚ 19 were sentenced to death by hanging and executed. The historians agree that the Witch Trials were a result of mass hysteria but there are several theories about its causes. Listed below are 5 possible reasons for one of the most tragic events in American history. Boredom
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