What do we know about the "Salem Witch Trials"? All we know is what has been written. Between 1682 and 1693‚ several towns’ people were tried and hanged for being accused of witchcraft. I want to take you through the events that caused such hysteria among the small village in Salem‚ Massachusetts. To understand the events of the Salem witch trials‚ it is necessary to examine the times in which accusations of witchcraft occured. There were the ordinary stresses of 17th century life in Massachusetts
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judicial system used during the Salem Witch Trials‚ a series of hearings over a witchcraft scare that took place from June through September of 1692 in Salem‚ Massachusetts. The writer shall include a brief history of the events‚ explain the judicial system of the Trials‚ and give detail to what methods were used to determine fate of a victim. Additionally‚ the writer will explain how the Trials were based on false views that were not supported. The Trials began soon after a few young girls living
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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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The Salem Witch Trials was a historic event that occurred in Salem‚ Massachusetts in the year 1692 and lasted until 1693. It’s known to be a dark time in American History (Brooks‚ Historyof Massachusetts.org). It first began when a group of teenage girls were exposed of practicing witchcraft and it then lead to bigger things Innocent people were killed and others were treated poorly. More than 200 individuals were wrongfully blamed and 20 were executed for denying the accusations (Blumberg‚ Smithsonianmag
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<i>Why do you hurt these children?<br>I do not hurt them. I scorn it.<br>Have you made no contract with the devil? <br>No!</i><br><br>Mr. John Hathorn‚ a Judge involved in the witchcraft case of Sarah Good‚ then asked all of the afflicted children to look upon her and see if this was the person that had hurt them so. They all gazed at Goody Good and said that this was the person that tormented thempresently they were all tormented.<br><br>Puritanical beliefs had all of Salem truly believing that
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Salem Witch Trials‚ The Red Scare‚ and Pearl Harbor are all events in history when people were profiled and treated unfairly‚ and we can learn from these events. During the Salem Witch Trials‚ many people were profiled and treated and unfairly. In the town of Salem‚ the Reverend was Samuel Parris. His niece Abigail daughter Betty were having behavior issues and fell ill. The village doctor‚ William Griggs diagnosis was that the girls had been bewitched. This started the snowball of the trials.
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Spring 2015 Speech Outline Topic: 1692 Salem Witch Trials Purpose: After listening to my speech‚ the audience will have a better insight on trails‚ how they were started‚ what happened during the trials‚ the aftermath of the trials‚ possible reasons for the sicknesses the women exhibited‚ and why the trials occurred in the first place. Thesis: One of the most famous cases of mass hysteria broke out in Salem‚ Massachusetts. The 1692 Salem Witch Trials forever changed our judicial system. Introduction
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What Caused the Salem Witch Trials Hysteria in 1692? Malik1 Sana Malik Mrs. Zachary Social Studies 12/7/14 The Salem Witch Trials in 1692‚ was a series of indescribable events‚ which was powered by paranoia and fear.The Salem Witch Trials were the examinations‚ trials‚ and executions of alleged “Witches” beginning in late February 1692 and ending in late October 1692. Many guiltless individuals were subject to witchcraft‚ that resulted in 19 men and women hung to death
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In January 1692‚ 9 years old Elizabeth Parris‚ and a 11 year old Abigail Williams began exhibiting strange behaviour. Elizabeth was the daughter of Samuel Parris‚ an ordained minister and Abigail was the niece. The two started making odd sounds‚ and screaming. Contorting their bodies and throwing objects. Elizabeth and Abigail said that an individual being was biting and pinching them. An 11 year old girl named‚ Ann Putnam and other girls in Salem began acting similarly to Elizabeth and Abigail.
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Script: Today‚ we see the salem witch trials as being one of the biggest misunderstandings in American history and is still widely talked about however people are still not fully aware of what actually took place. So … what is the salem witch trials? The Salem Witch Trials starts off with an English Colony moving to America and starting the Massachusetts Bay Colony. During this time many people had brought the belief in witchcraft from england. There was a lot of anxiety amongst the settlements
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