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    What Caused The Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692? The Salem Witch Trials‚ a hectic and hysteric time of 1600s when 20 innocent people were executed. The Salem Witch Trials began with the Puritans‚ a large group of English Protestant Christians who came to New England in hopes of changing their religion. The Puritans used the Bible as the guide to their life‚ basing decisions on it and taking the Bible literally. The trials in Salem began when Betty Parris and Abigail Williams asked Tituba

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    Hollywood who could be potential left wing members‚ they narrowed down their search to 19 people. In those 19 people 10 of them refused to say anything and pleaded to the fifth amendment. When accused and were blacklisted‚ they often had to accuse other people that were affiliated with the left party to get out of being accused. Likewise‚ in Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible people of the Salem witch trials were no different from what happened in Hollywood. In the Salem witch trials‚ if one was accused of being

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    similar? The Salem Witch Trials and AIDS hysteria compares in many ways‚ especially fear. Both events were exaggerated to the extreme by everyone‚ started in a small group of minorities‚ and had severe consequences during the crisis. The Salem Witch Trials and AIDS hysteria was exaggerated by everyone that knew or was involved with the cases. One elementary school in New York found out one kid was diagnosed with AIDS so that fall term‚ 944 out of 1‚100 kids stayed home (AIDS). Girls accused of bewitching

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    have burned themselves into thehistory of America goes on and on. It all started in Salem‚ Massachusettsaround spring time of 1692‚ The salem witch trials. Over 200 would betrialed or accused and around twenty total were hung on the infamousgallows hill. After the European’s paranoia of witchcraft happened thecolonial americas would begin doubting their own people to the point ofexecuting the particularly wrongly accused. Things began after the small town’s first ordained minister took order.His name

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    Salem Witch Trials Superstition and witchcraft resulted in many being hanged or in prison. In the seventeenth century‚ a belief in witches and witchcraft was an agreed upon opinion. In Salem Massachusetts where the witch trials took place many people that were suspicious were accused of witchcraft and hanged. The Salem witch trials changed many peoples lives and even lead to death for many. There is really no one cause for the events that took place during the Salem witch trials. A combination

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    1692 in Salem‚ Massachusetts was a time of fear‚ allegation‚ and deceit. It was the time of the Salem witch trials. Family feuds‚ eccentric personalities‚ and even keeping dolls in your home were reasons for accusations. Fueled by religious fanatics and young girls screaming for attention‚ literally‚ no one was safe from the insanity of the witch-hunt. This paper is intended to discuss the causes of this hysteria‚ some of the trials that took place during the year 1692‚ and what finally stopped the

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    The Salem Witch Trials that took place in 1692 are part of a pattern throughout history of the persecution of women. At the time of the beginning of the witchcraft hysteria in Salem there were many reasons for the people of the village to be nervous. They had a strong belief that the devil was the cause for disease‚ bad fortune and catastrophes. The people accused were also those who did not have a godly reputation‚ were foreigners or were part of an old feud with the most prominent men. The

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    The Salem Witch Trials Claudia Henry Survey of American History I Professor Craig Lowry December 11‚ 2014 In 1692‚ what is currently known as Danvers‚ was actually known as Salem Village. Salem Village was located in Massachusetts. At the time‚ Massachusetts was not a state‚ but it was actually an English colony. (Yolen‚ 2004) Life in Salem Village was most certainly a difficult one. There was no electricity‚ running water‚ or any form of motorized transportation

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    English 1302.040 Research Paper: Hysteria and Fear during the Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials was a mass hysteria of executions and accusations. The fear was caused by the hysteria of women being bewitched and bewitching others. This is such a controversial event‚ and it’s hardly applicable to prove if the events leading to the Witch Trials were accurate. So I ask‚ “What were the causes of the Salem Witch Trials‚ and the events leading up to the causes?” Although the question is

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    Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692 Throughout the late 17th century‚ the New England town of Salem‚ Massachusetts experienced a horrific religious episode. The time known as the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692 cost the life of 20 men and women. One of the contributing factors that led to this incident was the social rivalry of the Putnam and Porter families. The Putnam family resented the Porters and blamed them for their loss of wealth and political influence. The Salem witch trials were also

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