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    The notorious witch trials of Salem‚ Massachusetts occurred from June through September. It is a brief‚ but turbulent period in history and the causes of the trials have long been a source of discussion among historians. Many try to explain or rationalize the bizarre happenings of the witch hunts and the causes that contributed to them. To understand the trials and how they came to be‚ we must first examine the ideals and views of the people surrounding the events. Salem Village had a very

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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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    Any behavior regarded as strange by fellow citizens was sufficient to hold a trial with a sentence of death. Though such scenarios seem unfathomable in our modern culture‚ it was a reality for hundreds of New England settlers. The causes of the famous outbreak of witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts are rooted in social‚ economic‚ and political aspects of the late 17th century Salem community. Early New Englanders were unable to accept the increase in diversity and the break in tradition that occurred

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    January 1692‚ the colony of Salem‚ Massachusetts would encounter a situation that would change the small colony forever. That year the quiet town would endure a 9-month long span of trials of witchcraft that would leave 200 accused witches and 20 dead. The trials were based on religious beliefs and would separate all the “unholy” citizens from the community. The trials separated the community based on fear and individuals singling out others based on class. The witch-hunts have affected modern society

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    Salem‚ Massachusetts August 19th‚ 1692‚ John Proctor stood on the platform he said as they put the rope around his neck‚ “I regret nothing! I will not admit to being a witch I am a full puritan and will not lie.” Than they pulled out the stool from underneath him and it broke his neck he died a quick but unjust death. What caused the people of Salem to turn on one another? There were a lot of settlers to travel from Europe to the new world among these people there were the puritans who are going

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    The Salem Witch Trials: A Perfect Storm On September 22‚ 1692‚ eight innocent women were hanged in Salem Village. Just a few months later the town would come to its senses and renounce the failed justice system that had doomed sent them to their deaths. Yet for the women‚ and the dozen others who had died before them‚ the revelation came too late. The infamous Salem Witch Trials‚ chronicled by Arthur Miller’s The Crucible were a pivotal time in history in which civilized society collapsed into madness

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    In the year of 1692 Salem Witchcraft was a big mystery that everyone worried about‚ was the devil coming to town? The Puritans used the Bible "to guide them through this difficult life". Until‚ witchcraft began and they started to hang people so they can be with God. There were many reason on what caused the Salem Witch Trials. But‚ after looking over evidence these are the reasons the Salem Witch Trials hysteria of 1692‚ were caused by the Puritans beliefs‚ the attention seeking girls‚ and the Ergot

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    alized what happen  during the Salem witch trials in Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. In the  play ​ The Crucible​ ‚ by Arthur Miller‚ the town of Salem is involved in what some might say the  “witch trials.” These trials negatively affected the community‚ the authority‚ the church‚ and the  individuals. Many people in the town were being tested for their faith and their lives.  The community of Salem was negatively affected by the witch trials. For instance‚ at the  beginning of the play Miller informs the reader

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    Salem Witch Trials Colonial times; a time without the technology we have today. It was a simpler time‚ with log cabins and woven clothes galore. It would seem like an ordinary‚ peaceful day‚ with the townsfolk doing their whereabouts. Nothing would seem to ever go wrong in this placid village. However‚ things took a turn for the worst. Groups of people began to suffer violent contortions and uncontrollable outburst of screaming. Later‚ these people would claim to be under the spell of witchcraft

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    During the spring of 1692 the salem witch trials was caused because many women and men and children had believed that they were possessed by the devil. Many of the accused were put on trial and later hung. If they could not recite the Lord’s prayer then they were considered a witch. Other women who denied they were not possessed by the devil and many others agreed were forgiven of all there sins. Several different women and kids were caught in the woods dancing naked around a pot of an

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