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    alized what happen  during the Salem witch trials in Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. In the  play ​ The Crucible​ ‚ by Arthur Miller‚ the town of Salem is involved in what some might say the  “witch trials.” These trials negatively affected the community‚ the authority‚ the church‚ and the  individuals. Many people in the town were being tested for their faith and their lives.  The community of Salem was negatively affected by the witch trials. For instance‚ at the  beginning of the play Miller informs the reader

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    The Salem witch trials is a STAIN on US history. The witch trials was one of the biggest acts of mass hysteria in American history some would go as far as compare it to the holocaust. The Salem witch trials was a series of court cases for acts of witchcraft. Supernatural foramina were part of every day life. It took place in Massachusetts between February 1692 to May 1693. These cases usually ended in executions. Twenty people were killed‚ 14 of which were women. The trials didn’t just

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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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    The Salem Witch Trials was one of America’s greatest tragedies‚ and the McCarthy Trials can be considered a repetition of this historical event. The Salem Witch Trials and the McCarthy Trials share similar characteristics‚ which is exemplified through fear of speaking out‚ the types of people who were accused‚ and the mass hysteria that spurred both movements on. The first connection between these two events is probably the most obvious‚ that being a common fear of speaking out against the movement

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    The Puritans‚ conductors of the Salem witch trials‚ in which many people were killed‚ were right in their actions. The Puritans were settlers in early American history that settled near Salem‚ Massachusetts. They were looking for religious freedom in America‚ because they weren’t Catholic. They had a very strict interpretation of the Bible and lived according to that. They were also responsible for the Salem witch trials‚ an event in which many people were killed for supposedly being witches. However

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    From the Salem Witch Trials to today‚ the mystery of mass hysteria has baffled psychologist and researchers worldwide. Mass hysteria has posed a threat since young girls in Salem claimed that they were being witched‚ as told in the popular story‚ The Crucible. Over 300 years later researchers have came up with a definition for this peculiar outbreak and even have spilt the topic into two main categories. Causes of mass hysteria outbreaks are still unknown to researchers but they are using the recent

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    The Salem Witch Trials Claudia Henry Survey of American History I Professor Craig Lowry December 11‚ 2014 In 1692‚ what is currently known as Danvers‚ was actually known as Salem Village. Salem Village was located in Massachusetts. At the time‚ Massachusetts was not a state‚ but it was actually an English colony. (Yolen‚ 2004) Life in Salem Village was most certainly a difficult one. There was no electricity‚ running water‚ or any form of motorized transportation

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    TITLE HERE In the play‚ The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ many lies have been made by the Puritan Community. The witch trials took place during the times of the Salem in Massachusetts. This was a time of much hypocrisy in the people of the town of Salem. The witch trials involved many people to lie about the devil and witchcraft‚ which also harmed others in many ways. The Puritans of Massachusetts were a religious faction. Miler involved the intense dishonesty over the Puritan Community. The

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    Informative Essay The Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 forever changed our judicial system. Twenty innocent citizens from Salem all the way to Boston‚ Massachusetts were killed because they were falsely accused of Witchcraft. Nineteen men and women were hung and one man was pressed to death because he would not “admit” to practicing witchcraft. A lot of these deaths were the cause of ten “afflicted girls” who accused innocent men and women‚ in one case even a child‚ of practicing

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    The Salem Witch Trials took place in the year 1692 and lasted more than a year. The popular witch hunt took place in colonial Massachusetts. Demos (2009)‚ explains that during the late 1600’s witch trials were actually not as popular as most people thought in regards to historical significance (p.1311). He also explains that even though the witch hunt was not considered a big event‚ the trials still involved and affected many different people in both age‚ sex‚ and social status (Demos‚ 1970‚ p. 1315)

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