Salem Witch Trials Dbq Essay
What Caused The Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692?
The Salem Witch Trials, a hectic and hysteric time of 1600s when 20 innocent people were executed. The Salem Witch Trials began with the Puritans, a large group of English Protestant Christians who came to New England in hopes of changing their religion. The Puritans used the Bible as the guide to their life, basing decisions on it and taking the Bible literally. The trials in Salem began when Betty Parris and Abigail Williams asked Tituba, a West African slave, to read them their fortunes. After the reading, the girls began "getting into Holes, creeping under Chairs and Stools,…" and later accused two local white women and Tituba as the witches that were causing them such pain. But …show more content…
Document A shows a list of the accused who were hanged and those who died in jail. Of the 20 people executed, 13 were women and 7 were men. Mainly women were accused because they didn't have many rights, and if a man said they were a witch, then they were a witch. Women also might have known something they weren't supposed to know, so the men had a perfect chance to get rid of them. Rumors could have been started by other wives, and revenge could have started. Document B shows the age, marital status, and gender of the accused and accusers. The accusers were age 21 and under, and most of the accused were over 40. As mentioned before, the younger women accused the older wives as witches to get their husband's wealth and land. If these younger women succeeded in doing this, they would have all the money they'd ever need. Document D is a passage from Charles Upham. In the passage, it states that "What are we to think of the persons who…continued the accusations - the "afflicted children" and their associates?" Upham is saying that "afflicted children" are accusers. But it is true that people under the age of 21 were the accusers of the Salem Witch Trials. "Children" were another possible cause of
The Salem Witch Trials, a hectic and hysteric time of 1600s when 20 innocent people were executed. The Salem Witch Trials began with the Puritans, a large group of English Protestant Christians who came to New England in hopes of changing their religion. The Puritans used the Bible as the guide to their life, basing decisions on it and taking the Bible literally. The trials in Salem began when Betty Parris and Abigail Williams asked Tituba, a West African slave, to read them their fortunes. After the reading, the girls began "getting into Holes, creeping under Chairs and Stools,…" and later accused two local white women and Tituba as the witches that were causing them such pain. But …show more content…
Document A shows a list of the accused who were hanged and those who died in jail. Of the 20 people executed, 13 were women and 7 were men. Mainly women were accused because they didn't have many rights, and if a man said they were a witch, then they were a witch. Women also might have known something they weren't supposed to know, so the men had a perfect chance to get rid of them. Rumors could have been started by other wives, and revenge could have started. Document B shows the age, marital status, and gender of the accused and accusers. The accusers were age 21 and under, and most of the accused were over 40. As mentioned before, the younger women accused the older wives as witches to get their husband's wealth and land. If these younger women succeeded in doing this, they would have all the money they'd ever need. Document D is a passage from Charles Upham. In the passage, it states that "What are we to think of the persons who…continued the accusations - the "afflicted children" and their associates?" Upham is saying that "afflicted children" are accusers. But it is true that people under the age of 21 were the accusers of the Salem Witch Trials. "Children" were another possible cause of