The Salem Witch Crisis began during the winter of 1691-1692. In Salem Village‚ Massachusetts‚ when Betty Parris‚ the nine-year-old daughter of the village’s minister‚ Samuel Parris‚ and his niece‚ Abigail Williams‚ fell strangely ill. The girls complained of pinching‚ prickling sensations‚ knifelike pains‚ and the feeling of being choked. Some weeks later‚ three ore girls showed similar symptoms. Doctors began to suspect that witchcraft was the reason of the girl’s symptoms. Document A is a discourse
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during the 1950’s. Events such as the second red scare was a very feared topic on capitol hill between Conservatives and Democrats. The spread of communism and the thought of it spreading to the United
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Motivations of Reverend Parris‚ Abigail and the Putnams The witch trials supply Reverend Parris in numerous key ways. Initially he was frightened that any indication of witchcraft be established in his home; he has been the Reverend after all‚ has not been establishing in effectively with the community. If it was established that it was his home that was the origin of witchcraft‚ he would end up being unemployed. However‚ it eventually ends up in his favor. As soon as witchcraft is found in his
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am writing to you from my jail cell in the hope that you will publish my letter and let the world know my story. I was born as Sarah Warren in Watertown‚ Massachusetts in 1643. In 1662‚ at age 19‚ I married Robert Prince‚ a Salem Villager. He purchased a 150-acre farm‚ in Salem Village‚ next to Captain John Putman’s farm‚ and I moved in with him. Putman was our neighbor‚ my husband’s brother-in-law‚ and the executor of my husband’s will. We had two sons‚ whom we named Joseph and James‚ and a daughter
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between the issues during the “Red Scare” and the events in Salem. One similarity that really stands out is Miller’s point that‚ “Both had the menace of concealed plots‚ but most startling were the similarities in the rituals of defense‚ the investigative routines: 300 years apart‚ both prosecutions alleged membership of a secret‚ disloyal group.” Miller’s points are very accurate and perfectly depict life for those in 1692 and the 1950’s. The “Red Scare” and Salem are dreadfully alike because of
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Modern-Day Witch Trial The McMartin Preschool Abuse Trial was anything but quick and simple. The case lasted a total of seven years‚ and cost the government $15 million dollars (Source F). Peggy McMartin Bukey and her son Raymond along with a few other teachers were accused of a crime that would change their lives forever. The charges consisted of everything from animal sacrifice to pornography and satanic rituals. (Source D). It first began with Judy Johnson‚ mother of one of the preschool’s young
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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
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Some of the causes of the Salem Witchcraft Trials are boredom‚ strong believe in occult‚ disputes/rivalries or personal differences‚ ergot poisoning‚ and a cold weather theory. After the girls were caught dancing in the woods and Parris saw everything that’s when everything started. Parris starts to question the girls and they come up with wild acquisitions‚ to avoid trouble. I feel like boredom took toll on the girls because is in the late 1600’s they didn’t have nothing better to do. So I feel
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What caused the Salem witch hunts? | Michael Kimbrough October 3‚ 2012 | The Salem witch trials happen in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft. Some of the colony eventually admitted that the trials were a mistake and compensated the families of those convicted. Since then‚ the story of the trials has become famous with paranoia and injustice‚ and it continues to be in peoples imagination more than 300 years later. | |
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The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 was a time of panic and bedlam. Men and women of all ages were being “inhabited by the Devil” in turn making them witches. During the 1600s‚ English immigrants arrived in New England‚ a number of them being Puritans. The Puritans were Protestant Christians who were unhappy with the way England practiced Christianity so they moved to New England for a fresh start. However‚ once it was the 17th century‚ witchcraft became more well known and people became more worried
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