1.In Cotton Mather’s Accounts of the Salem Witch Trials Susanna Martin was charged with witchcraft under many accounts. A few of these accusations included causing a cow to become untame, possessing a cat to choke a man she had a dispute with, and predicting the death of a seemingly perfectly healthy cow; However one of the most prominent claims in this trial was from Joseph Rings. Rings claimed to have been taken by demons to many witch séances. He claimed to have witnessed Susannah Martin attending these séances therefore accusing her of being involved in witch activity. She reacted calmly to these accusations by explaining that she lived a noble religious life.

2.In the Ads for Runaway Slaves, slave owners considered slaves to be property …show more content…
He first describes his confusion and his immediate terror as he was thrown on the ship. He explains how the white men treat them, as if they were savage. He also tells about how they are chained together and beaten. As the journey continues Equiano tells of how the slaves are kept in close quarters under the ship. Because of the lack of sanitation and the fact that the slaves are bound together, many of them become sick and ill. The stench of the sick and dying fills the ship. Many of the slaves wish to commit suicide; However the white men on the ship make this very hard to do. When Olaudah Equiano arrives in Barbados he explains how each one of the captives are examined and asked to perform various different tasks. Once the examination was complete the slaves were then sent to an auction where they were to be sold to their new owner, as if they were property. Many friends, and families were separated from one another during this …show more content…
One of these laws include the 1669 law, an act about the casual killing of slaves. This law states that slave owners will not be charged with murder if they kill their slaves. The law compares this situation to owning land. The law states that because it is not against the law to harm the land that the slave owners own, it is not illegal to harm slaves. This shows white supremacy because it showcases how slaves were treated similar to property. Another law that indicates white supremacy is the 1750 Virginia law that indicates the difference between slaves and servants. This law states that slaves are considered to be property rather than actual citizens. Laws such as the Anti-Assembly Law, and Weapons law prohibited free black people to participate in the same activities as white people. This shows how the freedom between white and black people differed during this time period. Even though these black people were not considered to be slaves, they were not treated as if they were