The Salem Witch Trials In the modern life we live today‚ with are social class and government‚ I envision that an incident similar to the Salem Witch Trials could not happen again. Over the years‚ our country evolved and matured to a level that could not make a silly mistake of blaming an innocent person for a crime that they did not do. Especially‚ punishing someone with death‚ for example how they solved the case trials in the 1690’s. From the Salem Witch Trials alone 15 innocent
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Sorcery in Salem began its mass hysteria in January 1692 when Dr. William Griggs diagnosed the first girls with being “bewitched”. He was the only physician in the village and since his educational background is unknown‚ we do not know exactly what education he has in the medical field but we assume that he had some medical training since he was the doctor in the village. Both of the young girls that was diagnosed as “bewitched” was Reverend Samuel Parris’s own daughter and niece. (Lawson‚ 2007)
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The Salem Witch Trials Introduction During the summer of 1692 marked a major event in history in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. The Salem Witchcraft Trials leaves this country with so many questions as to what happened in that small town. Accusations were made from a group of young girls that various town folk‚ including a black slave‚ were in cahoots with the Devil. During this time‚ Salem seemed to have lacked leadership which led the town’s people to be easily influenced. The Salem Witch
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The Salem Witch Trials A Witchcraft Outbreak that Created a Judicial Revival Taylor D. Anderson 4/27/2012 HIUS 221-002 Mrs. Shelly Bailles The Salem Witch Trials A Witchcraft Outbreak that Created a Judicial Revival Taylor D. Anderson 4/27/2012 HIUS 221-002 Mrs. Shelly Bailles The words “Innocent until proven guilty” were four simple words intended to protect innocent lives and ensure that no unfair punishments are faced. These four simple words are words that the citizens of
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Salem Witch Trials is one of the most controversial periods in the U.S. history. The event occurred in the colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. Nearly 200 people who lived in Salam village were accused of practicing witchcraft or the magic of devil‚ nineteen persons were hanged and one person was pressed to death by heavy stones. Finally‚ the colony confessed mistaken and guilty. More importantly‚ they passed a bill restoring the rights and good names for those who were accused
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the Salem Witch Trials were occurring‚ it was a time of despair‚ concern‚and many accusations. The events that took place in Salem in 1692 are a part of a greater pattern throughout our history to persecute innocent people‚ especially women‚ as witches. Salem was broken into two parts‚ Salem Town and Salem Village which set it aside by economy‚ class and character. Salem Village was known as the have nots‚ mostly consisting of poor farmers who made a living cultivating crops where as Salem Town
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strict beliefs on religion. The Salem Witch Trials could have been prevented if the Puritans were not so dependent on religion. The Salem Witch Trials took place in the small town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. The town was a very prosperous port‚ engaging in commerce‚ shipbuilding‚ and other activities. Salem was mainly occupied by European immigrants who came looking for a new beginning on American land. Many of those immigrants settled in New England‚ but later fled to Salem due to the two wars between
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Salem Witch Trials The Salem witch trials took place in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. During that time more than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft‚ also known as the Devil’s magic.1 By the end of the trial nineteen were executed by hanging and one was pressed to death with stones. Seventeen others died in prison while awaiting trial.2 Although the trials were named after Salem Village‚ one of the towns involved‚ trials were also conducted in other towns
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Accusations In the Salem Witch trials of 1692‚ many individuals were accused of witchcraft. However‚ the reasons for which they were accused differed greatly from person to person. The classification of a witch‚ how people were tested for witchcraft‚ and specific witch accusations in conjunction with other logical explanations may be the reason why people were condemned as witches. A witch is defined as a person who has made a deal with Satan (Witch-Hunt‚ 33). It is believed that the witch gave up his/her
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the Salem Witch Trials were less a religious persecution than economic in purpose‚ using religion as a guise to gain property. I believe that the Salem witch trials were less a religious persecution than economical. I believe this for several reasons; one being that the accused witches were using their witchcraft on other people in the town and it was affecting them. Many people were accused of performing witchcraft and were persecuted for doing so. But I believe that people in towns accused others
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