Salem Witch Trials was caused by parents who used their children for economic gain. This was a period in Salem, Massachusetts where men and women were accused of witchcraft. The people who were accused of performing witchcraft were mostly likely hanged. Others believe the Salem Witch Trials was caused by Erogototism, hysteria, and people who believed this Satan, demons (thesis). The Salem Witch Trials was one of the tragic periods of time in the U.S.’s history. During this many people were hanged or died in jail.
Some people believe the Salem Witch Trials were caused by parents who needed some sort of economic gain. It states in Document I that families that lived in western half of Salem have less fertile land, while in the east had extremely fertile land. This had caused a hunger for better land, for economic gain. And so, this was the start of parents using their children as victims to “witchcraft” for economic gain.
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Yet, people still believe that this was not the cause of the Salem Witch Trials. Others believe that it was caused a fungus named Egototism, which is a fungus that can make people hallucinate, hysteria, this where children would have fits, and people believing Satan had sent demons to possess these people. While these may be true, how could they be true? Egototism was a fungus, yes, but supporting the Salem Witch Trials off one thing is not believable, yet it could go along with the economic gain. Hysteria is where children would have fits, the children could have them anywhere not in specific places or when certain people would be near. And then is Satan sending down demons to possess you, they adults who were people who believed in Christ and was saved, it states in the Bible, that if you are saved that no demon can touch you because you are under God’s