The Salem Witch Trials In 1692‚ a group of teenage girls were accused of being demonically possessed. This fear and uncertainty caused people to create a mythological supernatural being which they called ”witches.” Humans tend to make up stories or creatures to hide the reality of things or because it is something which they can not understand and that is exactly what they did during that time. Today people still believe that witches walk among us and we can not even tell the difference. Salem‚ Massachusetts
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Salem Witch Trials Named after the holy city of Jerusalem‚ Salem was founded in 1626 by English merchants who took advantage of the natural harbor and the abundant fishing the area provided. Fear of Devil-worship and witchcraft swept through Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ like a plague. During the years of 1692-1693‚ more than 200 people‚ men‚ women‚ and even children‚ were accused of witchcraft. Words of friends‚ neighbors‚ and even complete strangers put many people’s lives in danger; 19 were hung
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is presented upon the person. Society back in Salem Massachusetts of 1692 believes there are witches among the town. Anyone who doesn’t believe there are any is automatically assumed to be working with the devil or is a witch. Religion may or may not be a big factor in the results of the Salem Witch Trials. Religion has not only been part of the Salem’s government system‚ but it has also been affecting the decisions of society. Puritans (people in Salem) have been entitled to their reputations. Anything
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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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US History October 3 2013 The Salem Witch Trials In January 1692‚ A hysteria developed in a Salem Village located in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The beginning of the Salem Witch Trials started when two girls‚ Betty Parris‚ 9 years old and Abigail Williams‚ 11 years old began acting strangely. They began by having “fits” that could not be explained by the local doctor. The doctor who had no explanation for the fits or convulsion like symptoms deemed it witchcraft. This was the beginning
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A Defense of the Salem Witch Trials Should witches be able to torment and anathematize English colonists without being punished? A Defense of the Salem Witch Trials provides reasons why eliminating witches out of the English colonists’ land was not only acceptable but also required to rid the area of the devil. On the other hand‚ An Attack on the Salem Witch Trials discussed the terrors in ridding the land of devilish spirits. The author of A Defense of the Salem Witch Trials‚ Cotton Mather‚ was
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692? The year 1692 marked a major event in history in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. During the year 1692‚ Salem‚ a colony filled with Puritans who believe in religion very strongly‚ but as their beliefs grow‚ the more the people were starting to die. The problem or question is what caused the Salem witch crisis hysteria of 1692? There were many causes for the Salem witch trial hysteria but the possible three main reasons were the conflicts between
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The Salem Witch Trials and the 6th Amendment History 115 Thomas Richards April 11‚ 2012 A little 9-year-old girl named Betty and her older cousin giggle as they hurry home. It ’s getting late and it looks like it might snow. They whisper back and forth about what they have recently learned. The local fortuneteller had just informed them of the trade in which their future husbands would be employed. But they must hurry back before someone notices their absence‚ or
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McCarthyism is defined as the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. It also means "the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques‚ especially in order to restrict dissent or political criticism." This was used in the Cold War by U.S. Senator McCarthy to try and eliminate communists in the United States. It was used with little evidence‚ and it was in itself a witch hunt like those described in “The Crucible”
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The Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials were events that took place in the Salem Village between June and September of 1692. Hundreds of people were being accused of practicing Witchcraft and were put on trial. At least 20 people were executed. Victims of witchcraft were said to have Fitts‚ the act of screaming‚ throwing things‚ and outburst of gibberish. It was a strong belief that the devil could give certain people or “Witches” the power to harm others in return for their
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