English settlers. There was an exceptionally difficult time in Salem‚ Massachusetts in the early 1690s. This was the year that the Salem Witch Trials began. It was a time where none of the townsfolk trusted anyone and reports people for the silliest of things. These reportings lead to a series of cases of witchcraft in Massachusetts. These trials began in February of 1692 and drew out till 1693. It was one brutal year for the colonists of Salem that year (Brooks). It all started out in January of 1692
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accused were innocent. Even the defendants of the accused were punished‚ if the accused were proven guilty. One of the crimes that were taken really seriously was Witchcraft‚ which was punished by death. A lot of innocent women died during those year in Salem. The punishments for crime in colonial times were not fair. The death penalty was one of the main ways a person was punished. The first person executed for murder was John Billington. He had shot and killed a man during a quarrel. After the incident
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Witchcraft Trials in Salem: A Commentary‚ it is acknowledged that‚ “The cause of her symptoms may have been some combination of stress‚ asthma‚ guilt‚ boredom‚ child abuse‚ epilepsy‚ and delusional psychosis” (Linder). Many of the possible symptoms may have caused the outbreak‚ yet delusional psychosis is more sensible. The form of a mental disorder causing the symptoms is a probable cause. The people of Salem were completely oblivious to the additional causes of the accusations. Salem could have avoided
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Theory of the Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials were a dark time in the history of America. There were people killed for being a “witch”. Whether they were or not‚ they tested them with various ways of torture. From being hung‚ to being tied to a rock and thrown in a lake; if they survived‚ they were a witch‚ if they died‚ they weren’t. The Puritans came up with many different theories of witchcraft for various problems. Whether it was for the weather‚ lack of crop growth‚ or if someone
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In 1692‚ Salem‚ Massachusetts broke out into hysteria all because of an accusation about a witch. When a few teenage girls began accusing the older woman of Salem of witchcraft‚ suspicions started flying around. Soon neighbors were accusing each other‚ calling the Puritan church to get involved. After the church got involved many innocents lost their lives. Most of the teenage girls that accused the women of witchcraft‚ wanted their husbands for land and money. Not that the women did anything to
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In New England‚ mass agitation and paranoia resulted in a notorious episode of American history known as the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. What started as an amount of accusations from a group of girls‚ turned into a series of disastrous events. These girls accused several local woman of the small town of Salem located in the state of Massachusetts of playing with the devil‚ casting spells and being witches. This series of events was considered a new phenomenon in America‚ but across Europe it was
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THE MASS HYSTERIA IN SALEM In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller illustrates the hysteria the town of Salem undergoes when those are accused of withcraft. In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller describes the panic in Salem when the town is accused of whichcraft. Once the girls are caught in the woods dancing‚ the whole town starts to accuse others to save their own lives. Once everyone is being accused‚ Abigail sees this as a perfect time to finally be with John Proctor and accuses his wife
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people died in Salem‚ Massachusetts. The passing away of these people were due to them being accused of being possessed by evil spirits. Were these people actually possessed or were these accusations made for different reasons? The witch hunts in 1692 have caused debates over why they started‚ and the debate over the cause is still going on. Many people don’t know why these trials happened‚ but there are three obvious reasons as to why the witch trials in Salem were generated. The Salem Witch Trials
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Salem After the Fact Throughout the years‚ many have wondered what happened to Salem after the famous Salem Witch Trials. The recovery period that was necessary after these trials lasted for a quite a while; people were scared and afraid that something along the lines of the trials could occur again. As a result of the trials‚ in the next decade to come apologies were issued publicly‚ and compensation was paid as restitution to the families of those who were affected; much of the cataclysm had settled
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Have you ever heard of the salem witch trials? The salem witch trial happened in 1692. It was the most terrible period of the colonial period. The salem witch trial happened when a couple of girls were dancing in the wood. The girls got caught by someone and they told on them. The girls went to court and started to blame other people and acting like something was happening to them. The main cause of the salem witch trial of 1692 were lying girls‚ jealousy‚ and the town splitting by wealth and power
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