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    Salem Witch Trials The Salem witch trials took place in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. During that time more than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft‚ also known as the Devil’s magic.1 By the end of the trial nineteen were executed by hanging and one was pressed to death with stones. Seventeen others died in prison while awaiting trial.2 Although the trials were named after Salem Village‚ one of the towns involved‚ trials were also conducted in other towns

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    Salem Witch Hysteria The harsh cold winters in Salem‚ Massachusetts brought inevitable boredom; especially for teens. Present day winters are filled with cuddling up to the television or playing video games‚ but finding something interesting to do in Salem winters was more than difficult; the year 1692 changed all of that. The Salem Witch Hysteria brought sheer terror through out the town as well as surrounding towns. Men and women were being accused of being witches and wizards based on spectral

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    What Caused the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria? 1692 was a year packed with excitement and terror for the citizens of Salem‚ Massachusetts. Belief and accusations of people being witches/warlocks under the possession of the Devil swept across the town and wreaked havoc among its settlers. There are many possible ways to justify this madness. However‚ the 3 most valid and evidential reasons are: attention-seeking‚ jealousy (of one another and the amount of land owned)‚ and lack of acceptance towards

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    Salem Witch Trials In the years 1692 to 1693 there was an unruly and unjustified cause stirring in the air and surrounding areas in a colony in Massachusetts where more than two hundred innocent colonials were accused of practicing and holding events in the name of evil and in events in witchcraft and twenty were executed. Called the devil’s magic‚ witchcraft was being seen nothing other than one whom holds innocents and a grudge of one whom was innocent of this misjudgment. Most of the

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    The famous Salem Witch Trials took place during the early months of the year 1692 and into the first month of 1693‚ in the small village of Salem. Salem Village was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ which was located on the coast of Massachusetts Bay‚ north of present day Boston‚ where the present day city of Salem stands now. Salem was an “important seaport in Massachusetts.” (Burgan‚ 4) The population of Salem was around 550 people. Of the 500 plus people living there practically the whole

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    The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witch craft in colonial Massachusetts. The trials started in Salem in 1692 and after that they spread all over the world. Most towns thought that there was witch craft going on. The witch trials are an important historical event as it resulted in the deaths of dozens of innocent people.There are many different stories as to how witchcraft began‚some say it started in Salem .Other

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    The Salem Witch Trial The Salem Witchcraft was a series of undesirable events‚ which was powered by paranoia and fear. Though several witch trials occurred before the Salem Witch Trial‚ this was the most well known of all. Many innocent people were accused of witchcraft which resulted to 19 men and women that were hanged‚ 17 innocents that died in unsanitary prisons‚ and an 80-year old man that was crushed to death by putting stones on top of his stomach until he confesses (movie: The Crucible)

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    Reasons Behind Witchcraft Accusations In the Salem Witch trials of 1692‚ many individuals were accused of witchcraft. However‚ the reasons for which they were accused differed greatly from person to person. The classification of a witch‚ how people were tested for witchcraft‚ and specific witch accusations in conjunction with other logical explanations may be the reason why people were condemned as witches. A witch is defined as a person who has made a deal with Satan (Witch-Hunt‚ 33). It is

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    In the year of 1692 Salem Witchcraft was a big mystery that everyone worried about‚ was the devil coming to town? The Puritans used the Bible "to guide them through this difficult life". Until‚ witchcraft began and they started to hang people so they can be with God. There were many reason on what caused the Salem Witch Trials. But‚ after looking over evidence these are the reasons the Salem Witch Trials hysteria of 1692‚ were caused by the Puritans beliefs‚ the attention seeking girls‚ and the Ergot

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    Karla Estrada History 1301 Fall 2014 Extra Credit SWCT The Salem Witchcraft Trials began in the 1690’s in Salem‚ Massachusetts and then later spread to other parts of New England. These trials resulted in the execution of about 20 people‚ most of them women‚ and innocent people. Hundreds of other individuals including men‚ women‚ and children were accused; dozens were kept in prison without trials‚ and a couple even died in prison. A wave of hysteria spread all over Massachusetts‚ when

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