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    In the Salem Witch Trials Abigail‚ Betty‚ Mary‚ and Mercy were the only evidence needed to get convicted in the adapted play The Crucible by Arthur Miller. It became their word against yours and the girls had all the power because they were well trusted within the community. The same goes for this news story about José Antonio Zúñiga‚ or known more commonly as his nickname Toño‚ he was sentenced to jail for up to 20 years for a crime he did not commit due to no one doing a follow up on his story

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    Marcus 9/20/10 DBQ Essay American History What Caused the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692? The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 represent a part of New England history that is unique in the entire history of the United States of America and‚ in some respect‚ also in the history of witch hunts all over the world. These trials were a series of hearings before local magistrates followed by county court of trials to prosecute people accused of witchcraft. People were being accused of practicing

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    The salem witch trials hysteria of 1692 was caused by the Puritans strict religious standards and intolerance of anything not accepted with their scripture. The largest account of witch trials as well as deaths by witch trials occurred in Salem‚ a village heavily populated with the Puritans. Because most of the trials were occurring in Salem‚ this meant that the accusations were happening among the Puritans themselves‚ which could very well be anything as long as the Puritans found it as contradicting

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    the events of the Salem witch trials and laugh at the absurdity of the allegations. It seems crazy that society could be fooled into believing in things like witches and deal with the events in such an extreme manner. It is a common belief that witch hunts are things of the past. Many people would agree that they no longer exist today; however Arthur Miller‚ author of the play‚ "The Crucible"‚ points out that society has not come very far from the days of the Salem witch trials. In his play‚ he used

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    May‚ 1693 The Salem Witch Trials occurred. The Salem Witch trials are a big part of our history today. February‚ 1692 through May‚ 1693 at least 200 people were accused of witchcraft and at at least 20 of them were killed. This all started as an effect of the war between English rulers and the french. This war caused many refugees in Salem and the county of Essex. This aggravated the people of Salem‚ and the refugees were taking supplies and using everything they had. The people of Salem were also very

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    tumbles from ones lips‚ it spreads like a disease throughout the community. The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 was the outcome of multiple factors. These factors include jealousy over people‚ the feel of power/control‚ and the fear and/or anxiety of their surroundings and the threat of punishment. Jealousy provided fuel towards accusing witches by venting ones emotions onto another. The accusers of the Salem Witch Trials were young girls and one woman‚ since the afflicted were so young‚ their own emotions

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    The quantity of people charged and arrested in May‚ soared over thirty people. Regardless that the witch hunt started in Salem‚ it swiftly expanded to the neighboring towns‚ and dozens of residents were brought and put on trial in Salem (Brooks). The first person to be brought on trial was Bridget Bishop‚ who had been accused of witchcraft years prior but was vindicated of the offense. Five of the afflicted girls had accused Bridget‚ and in

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    that often spirals into a panic. The tragic story of the Salem Witch Trial contains mass hysteria back in 1692. In my two articles “Salem Witch Craft Trial” and “Mass Hysteria in Upstate New York” have similar problems. In both articles I will be explaining how mass hysteria played a key role in both of these issues. In the article “Salem Witch Craft Trial” it tells the history of the mass hysteria behind the whole Salem witch craft trials. The mass hysteria occurred from 1692-1693 and lead to many

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    Wicked Girls: A novel of the Salem Witch Trials Wicked Girls: A novel of the Salem Witch Trials by Stephanie Hemphill is a very unique book. It is a fictionalized story about the Salem witch trials based on the real historical characters. This book is written in free verse‚ and told from the perspective of three girls who were actually involved in what happened in Salem; Ann Putnam Jr. who is twelve‚ Mercy Lewis who is seventeen‚ and Margaret Walcott who is also seventeen. They face many challenges

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    The Salem Witch Massacre Do you believe in witches? Well the people of Salem did which ended up killing around 20 people and left the early town in hysteria. Whether you believe the tails of the witch trials of Salem or believe it was true however the causes show that‚ most likely‚ the trials were not work of witches or any magic at all. The first cause is what most people the majority of experts agree on which is the girls who started the hysteria‚ Abigail Williams and Betty Paris‚ were faking

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