Three Sovereigns

There was once a small city in Massachusetts called Salem. Taking place in the very late 1600s, cases of witchcraft took the city by storm known as the “Salem Witch Trials”. The trials resulted in the execution of 20 individuals and imprisoned hundreds more. Two of the women executed (Rebecca and Mary) were the sisters of a woman named Sarah Cloyce. They were hung during the Salem Witch Trials. Sarah herself was unlawfully arrested, but was fortunate enough to not be executed as well. Ten years later, Sarah stood in front of the courts and told her story. She was determined to prove her two sister’s innocence and clear their names. She was attempting to verify that their deaths were unnecessary and that they were wrongly accused. She started her story to the courts back before witches were even “known”. Back in the 1600’s, Christianity was the most valuable asset to an individual. If you lost faith in god or if you were disowned from the church, this meant you lost your soul and your whole meaning to live. Everybody went to church except for the slaves who were in houses all day cleaning and doing household chores. Sarah started her story with a man named Samuel. He was a …show more content…
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