Salem Witch Trials In 1691 Salem, Massachusetts was like any other typical Puritan populated town. The Puritans were followers of the Church of England and put God above everything. But, in January of 1692 two girls starting experiencing uncontrollable screaming, violent contortions and fell ill. A local doctor diagnosed them with bewitchment. Then in late February of 1692 arrest warrants were issued for three girls. A Caribbean slave named Tituba, another being a homeless beggar named Sarah
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eyewitness accounts. One of these cases will be presented to you. What really caused the Salem witch trials? Before we dive in there is some background that needs to be presented about Salem. One there was actually two Salem’s not one big village. The two different places were known Salem village and Salem town. Before we get into the information Salem village was the only place with a church. The people that reside in Salem village were the poor farmers and families that were devoted puritans. Now information
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The Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials were a series of court hearings and prosecutions of people accused of performing witchcraft and other supernatural abilities in colonial Massachusetts. These occurred between February 1692 and May 1693. Although they are referred to as the Salem witch trials, the preliminary hearings were done in various towns: Salem Village, Ipswich, Andover, and Salem Town. These trials had a lasting effect on a multitude of things in the formation of the United
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Horrifying and sad, the witch trials of Salem, Massachusetts, still haunt the little town of Salem to this day. Many accusations were thrown around Salem during the time period of 1692 and sadly many people were killed without proper evidence. Superstitions and fear led the trials in Salem instead of justice, causing the downfall of Salem. The witch trials of Salem, Massachusetts have continued to enchant the state as a time of paranoia and injustice; without this conflict, however, superstition
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Salem witch trials Sabrina Armstrong Com/220 April 24, 2010 G.L. Beck Salem witch trials: a drug induced hysteria What happened in Salem in 1692? The people involved in the Salem witch trials were more than just names, dates and places; they were people with lives and families as well. The Salem witch trials started with three girls falling ill with mysterious symptoms that the doctors could not explain by medical science during that point in history. Many people still wonder today
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Without question, every October 31st, the town of Salem Massachusetts comes alive with would be revelers decked in all manner of costumes from the most grotesque to the truly bizarre. These masquerades are often highlighted by an over indulgence of persons assuming the persona of witches. Intriguingly, they may even assume the personas of victims of the Salem Witch Trials such as Giles Corry or Sarah Good. Some will undoubtedly plaster their faces with green makeup while others will bring a broom
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Hailey Cappiello The Salem Witch Trials took place in 1692. The people of Salem killed innocent people, accusing them of witchcraft. These killings were a result of a group of girls, which were claimed to have been possessed by the devil. Most of the people accused were women, but there were men killed and accused also. The Salem Witch Trials is worthy of study to remember all the people who died in vain. Approximately 200 people were accused of witchcraft and thrown in jail, awaiting trail
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Salem Village was a lower class, rural, agricultural village with an official population of 550, not including homeless or the few servants whose masters lived there. Even before the Trials, Salem Village was an unsettled place and was full of stress. The residents of Salem Village were adversarial. There were always family disputes (e.g., land claim disputes and arguments over religion). There was also much tension and stress in Salem and in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Salem Village
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people were executed . The accusations that led to the Salem Witch Trials were brought on by a combination of preconceived knowledge on the topic, religious beliefs, and precocious imaginations. These accusations shed light on the natural human need to find explanations for misfortunes occurring during the time period and to justify themselves in a Puritan dominated society. In 1689, only three years before the events that occurred in Salem, a similar case of possession happened to the four children
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Salem Witch Trials             The Salem Witch Trials occurred between February 1692 and May 1693. These trials were a series of hearings and prosecution of people who were accused of witchcraft in the colonial Massachusetts. The preliminary hearings were also conducted in a variety of towns across the province, but the most serious one was conducted by the court of Terminer and Oyer in Salem Town (The DBQ Project, 2002). The Salem Witch Trials were sparked by hysteria mixed with family
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