List of 5 Possible Causes of the Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials were a series of witchcraft trials that took place in 1692 in Massachusetts. Nearly 200 people were accused of witchcraft and by the end of the trials‚ 19 were sentenced to death by hanging and executed. The historians agree that the Witch Trials were a result of mass hysteria but there are several theories about its causes. Listed below are 5 possible reasons for one of the most tragic events in American history. Boredom
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Title: People help the people Feb 14‚ 2013 When everyone celebrating valentine day‚ a 19th year old young lady jumping off from 6th level in Berjaya Times Square‚ Kuala Lumpur. Moses (2013) reported that she committed suicide due to her mental illness. Also‚ according to the Facebook comments‚ it is because the boyfriend request for broke up with her (Moses 2013). |[pic] |[pic]
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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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Thou Shalt Not Suffer A Witch To Live In Salem Massachusetts twenty people were hanged because Puritans believed everything that the Bible said.One topic that the bible discussed was ¨The devil is real and he is clever¨‚ the bile discussed that whenever he sees a person weak he can control them. the Bible stated that when someone is weak they can’t keep there mind straight and see hallucinations and voices “the devil is the voice”‚ they hear and they listen and the devil makes them do witchcraft
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execution of twenty people and the jailing of 342 people. The Salem Witch Trials began after young girls in Salem claimed to be possessed by the Devil and started holding local women of Salem accountable of witchcraft. The effects the Salem Witch Trials had on the colony were separation of the church and the state and mass hysteria. In the 17th century‚ witchcraft was a serious crime‚ and convicted witches could be put to death. The following will discuss what the Salem Witch trials were‚ what happened
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While the Salem witch trials occurred in the late 1600’s‚ a similar unfortunate situation occurred in the 1950’s with an event called McCarthyism. The Red Scare and the Salem witch trials shared many common characteristics. The similarities include continuous accusations‚ leading politicians‚ and the reaction to Satan and communism. The Salem witch trials and the Red Scare both involved ongoing accusations that led to numerous innocent people being accused. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚
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due to the Salem Witch Trials. All of the facts can be found in Rosalyn Schanzer’s book Witches! The Absolutley True Tale Of Disaster in Salem. The Salem Witch Trials went on from 1692 to 1693. The trials resulted in the death of twenty people. Many sources believe that there could have been more than one cause of the Salem Witch Trials. The main three causes of the Salem Witch Trials are superstition‚ teenage hysteria‚ and Puritan politics. The first cause of the Salem Witch Trials was fear of
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Honors English 10 17 Apr. 2013 The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe “All stories consist of a few common structural elements found universally in myths‚ fairy tales‚ dreams and movies” stated screenwriter Christopher Volger (“The Writers Journey”). The traditional hero quest plotline is seen anywhere
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We Fought‚ We Won‚ We Are Free “We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal with certain unalienable rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty‚ and the Pursuit of Happiness.” In this excerpt for the United States Constitution‚ it states that all men in the United States are created equal with certain unalienable rights. Through the past few years the black community has been taking a stand‚ and saying that they were not getting the same treatment as everyone else. The
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Witch-Hunts‚ Then and Now Witch-Hunts‚ Then and Now is basically comparing how witch-hunts were handled in the year 1692‚ in comparison to the McCarthy era prosecutions of suspected communists. I chose this topic because I have always been interested in learning what exactly happened at the Salem witch-hunts. I have always only heard stories of the hangings and they left me curious to find out more. I also have never heard of McCarthyism and how it would relate to witch-hunts
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