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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The Salem Witch Crisis began during the winter of 1691-1692. In Salem Village‚ Massachusetts‚ when Betty Parris‚ the nine-year-old daughter of the village’s minister‚ Samuel Parris‚ and his niece‚ Abigail Williams‚ fell strangely ill. The girls complained of pinching‚ prickling sensations‚ knifelike pains‚ and the feeling of being choked. Some weeks later‚ three ore girls showed similar symptoms. Doctors began to suspect that witchcraft was the reason of the girl’s symptoms. Document A is a discourse
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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 during the time frame
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Witch trials in Salem in late the 1600s create hysterical climate and lead to death by hanging of 19 innocents. Recent investigation into the historical events reveal the true reasons behind the deaths of the accused of witchcraft and of “compacting with the Devil” after several old artifacts were found. Religious extremism‚ false accusations‚ vengeance and desire to protect reputations were revealed as the true causes of the massacre. A few centuries ago‚ between the 1300s and 1600s many practicing
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cause of trouble or a maker of it. Women who ran into troubles with the society because of misfortune such as Indian attacks had no chance of a valuable life because they could not marry were some of the main ones who became so-called victims of the witch attacks. They made a fuss and grabbed the spotlight per se for their chance to be important in society while they could. If it was needed to be a “victim” to do so‚ there were many willing to do so. That is not to say it was all purely selfish‚ but
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Spring of 1692 in Salem village‚ Massachusetts was where the Salem witch trials took place ("Salem Witch Trials"). People noticed that a group of young girls looked to be taken over by the devil ("Salem Witch Trials"). The mayor decided to make a “witch cake” which helps the person who is possessed tell who is there tormenter ("Salem Witch Trials"). The girls said three names Sarah Osborne‚ Sarah Good‚ and Tituba Indian ("Salem Witch Trials"). Out of the three women Sarah Good was the only person who
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The Puritans plan of having a city upon the hills went down hill and was not successful. In 1692 the hunt for witches took place in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. Many people aren’t really sure what actually caused the Salem witch trials to occur. The towns strict religious beliefs‚ political cooperation and role playing‚ could all have been the cause of the Salem witch trials and hangings. The town of Salem was in the process of become a pure city when strange even started to take place
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Caused The Salem Witch Trial Hysteria Of 1692 The people of Salem were being killed in a whole different manner. Why was this happening‚ and what was the cause?In Salem‚ 1692‚ people were being accused for being witches and for practicing witchcraft. In Salem‚ at this time people were being hanged for something that didn’t exist. Back then‚ they didn’t know about fairy tales so when ever they did something wrong they would blame the devil that had entered their body. the Salem witch trial hysteria
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English 111H Period 4 March 3‚ 2013 The Salem Witch Trial When people think about The Salem Witch Trial‚ the first thing that comes to mind is “oh it ’s just a bunch of wannabe witches being killed.” But in reality they were innocent people being accused by a bunch of little girls trying to get got of trouble. People were very suspicious and paranoid about everything back then-if a few people in the village suddenly became ill‚ it was because of a "witch". Remember‚ they had no science to explain
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Mixon‚ in what is now known to be one of the most prominent investigations of the Salem witch trials‚ claim that “The Puritans‚ and [their] religious doctrine‚ dominated the area and . . . had a strong presence in daily life”. Taking this into account‚ it becomes understandable how easy it was for the villagers to reach the conclusion that the afflicted girls had caught the evil hand.
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