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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witchcraft swept through Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ like a plague. During the years of 1692 and 1693‚ more than 200 people—men‚ women‚ and even children—were accused of witchcraft (Blumberg). Words of friends‚ neighbors‚ and even complete strangers put many people’s lives in danger. Nineteen people were hanged‚ one person pressed to death‚ and four known deaths occurred in prison. The accusations‚ the trials‚ the executions‚ and the events leading up to and after the deaths‚ kept Salem‚ Massachusetts on its
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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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Bryan F. Le Beau. The Story of the Salem Witch Trials Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Prentice Hall‚ 1998. The Salem Witch Trials has been a debatable topic for many historians enamored by its deviation from the normal as seen in Europe or other European Colonies in North America. As presented in Bryan Le Beau’s book The Story of the Salem Witch Trials‚ the story of Salem is unique in that it is centered primarily around the communities incapability to harmonize with one another. In the first two chapters
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692? All starting in June‚ 1692‚ the Salem Witch Trial hysteria was a period when people were constantly being accused of witchcraft. A witch is someone who is taken over by the devil and portrays the actions of the creature. This mainly happened to women. Historians are still trying to figure out why people would accuse others of witchcraft. Some think it was because of the paranoia from the Native American raids. Hallucinogens were also another suggestion
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history in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. The Salem Witchcraft Trials still leaves this country with so many questions as to what happened in that small town. With all the documentation and accounts of the story‚ people are still wondering why 19 people died as a result of these trials. The events leading up to the Salem Witch Trials and the events that took place during and after the trial are all still looked at today by historians. Many historians interpret the Salem Witch Trials in different ways
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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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and dominant white male. Tituba was the first African American slave to be charged in the Salem Witch Trial in 1692. She was well liked by the children of Salem Village‚ which made her stand out from the rest. The children loved to listen to her stories of talking animals‚ magic and fortune telling. Once‚ several children became ill and showed symptoms of being bewitched Tituba was a prime suspect in the witch hunt. Although the children loved her‚ Tituba’s cultural and religious practices of fortune
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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 I: Introduction Attention Getter: During the Salem Witch Trials‚ about 200 people would be accused of Witchcraft‚ 19 would be executed as witches‚ and one man is his 80’s would be put to death by stacking stone upon stone on his chest. General Purpose: To educate my audience about the Salem Witch Trials. Specific Purpose: My purpose is to display to you the power of fear in a place like Salem‚ or any place when they have the “witch hunt mentality.” Thesis
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