Salem Witch Trials The Salem witch trials took place in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. During that time more than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft‚ also known as the Devil’s magic.1 By the end of the trial nineteen were executed by hanging and one was pressed to death with stones. Seventeen others died in prison while awaiting trial.2 Although the trials were named after Salem Village‚ one of the towns involved‚ trials were also conducted in other towns
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Salem Witchcraft Trials 1. In order to make sense of Ann Foster’s testimony we must look at events that were occurring at this time. The prosecution of Witchcraft had been relatively new in America but massive witch hunts had been going on for centuries in England‚ Italy‚ Germany‚ and France. During this time‚ English Rulers King William and Mary began a War with France in American colonies. The war created strain on Salem’s resources and rivalry between families with ties to wealth of
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The Salem Witch Trials I: Introduction Attention Getter: During the Salem Witch Trials‚ about 200 people would be accused of Witchcraft‚ 19 would be executed as witches‚ and one man is his 80’s would be put to death by stacking stone upon stone on his chest. General Purpose: To educate my audience about the Salem Witch Trials. Specific Purpose: My purpose is to display to you the power of fear in a place like Salem‚ or any place when they have the “witch hunt mentality.” Thesis
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Salem Witch Hysteria The harsh cold winters in Salem‚ Massachusetts brought inevitable boredom; especially for teens. Present day winters are filled with cuddling up to the television or playing video games‚ but finding something interesting to do in Salem winters was more than difficult; the year 1692 changed all of that. The Salem Witch Hysteria brought sheer terror through out the town as well as surrounding towns. Men and women were being accused of being witches and wizards based on spectral
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Sorcery in Salem began its mass hysteria in January 1692 when Dr. William Griggs diagnosed the first girls with being “bewitched”. He was the only physician in the village and since his educational background is unknown‚ we do not know exactly what education he has in the medical field but we assume that he had some medical training since he was the doctor in the village. Both of the young girls that was diagnosed as “bewitched” was Reverend Samuel Parris’s own daughter and niece. (Lawson‚ 2007)
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the typical rich‚ superior and dominant white male. Tituba was the first African American slave to be charged in the Salem Witch Trial in 1692. She was well liked by the children of Salem Village‚ which made her stand out from the rest. The children loved to listen to her stories of talking animals‚ magic and fortune telling. Once‚ several children became ill and showed symptoms of being bewitched Tituba was a prime suspect in the witch hunt. Although the children loved her‚ Tituba’s cultural
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Bryan F. Le Beau. The Story of the Salem Witch Trials Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Prentice Hall‚ 1998. The Salem Witch Trials has been a debatable topic for many historians enamored by its deviation from the normal as seen in Europe or other European Colonies in North America. As presented in Bryan Le Beau’s book The Story of the Salem Witch Trials‚ the story of Salem is unique in that it is centered primarily around the communities incapability to harmonize with one another. In the first two chapters
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The Witches of Salem Throughout history there have been endless occurrences that involved the suspicion of witches. Perhaps the most notorious occurrence happened back in 17th century colonial Massachusetts‚ where the village of Salem was torn apart by the accusations of witchcraft. Many innocent women and men were accused‚ tried‚ and executed during the Salem Witch Trials based on the false beliefs surrounding such tests as the touch test‚ pressing‚ devil’s marks and other absurd methods of examination
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The Massachusetts Bay Experiment‚ although it started as a commercial enterprise‚ was highly grounded on religion. As John Winthrop said‚ they wanted to create a “city upon a hill‚” or a utopia where God’s favor could be achieved. To attain this Promised Land‚ the Puritans devoted themselves to their church life and God. Spending hours at service every day‚ the Puritans were a closely-knit community due to the power of the church. Whenever any problem in the community emerged‚ the Puritans looked
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During the 1600s something devastating was going on in America. The Salem witch trials in Massachusetts. But I bet you didn’t know the same thing was going on in Europe at the same time. The Salem witch trials and European witch hunts had a lot of things in common‚ yet they had their differences as well. People accused other people of being witches all the time‚ then when people started believing that is when the hysteria kicked in. The thought of witches being in their presence terrified them. They
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