Fremon, David K. The Salem Witchcraft Trials in American History. Springfield: Enslow Publishers, 1999. Print.…
The witchcraft emergency started in the mid of January 1691, two young ladies were living in a place of the Reverend Samuel Parris of Salem Village or now named Danvers, Massachusetts they all of a sudden began enduring that abruptly their older folks that they lived with ascribed to witchcraft. Months passed by however numerous individuals blamed that they were being tormented by nebulous visions of witches or of apparition of dead individuals guaranteeing that the witches killed them. Neighbors of the suspects likewise griped that there creatures were beguiled by the demonstrations of the…
The purpose of this book was to examine the history and social life of Salem Village to try to figure out what was the cause of the events that occurred there. I believe that the authors achieved their objective at least they did to me. Boyer and Nissenbaum's explanation for the outbreak of witchcraft accusations in Salem hinges on an understanding of the economic,…
In the town of Salem, Massachusetts, during the summer months of 1692, over 200 people were accused of being bewitched and associating with the Devil. Within the matter of months, 20 people were put to death and seven died in jail. The event, which has come to be known as the Salem Witch Trials, stopped after September 22, when eight people were hanged, on what was named Gallows Hill, an event that marked the decline of the Salem Witch paranoia. Although the paranoia was such a drastically important event, there still isn’t a clear cut answer as to why the trials began, occurred, and ended so suddenly. However, there are speculations, and knowledgeable reasoning as to why the trials might of occurred, one of the most widely accepted hypothesis is that the town’s population had accidentally ingested a type of hallucinogens, and that the summer heat may have made some of the population more prone to the effects of these drugs, creating mass hallucinations.…
The year 1692 marked a major event in history in the town of Salem, Massachusetts. During the year 1692, Salem, a colony filled with Puritans who believe in religion very strongly, but as their beliefs grow, the more the people were starting to die. The problem or question is what caused the Salem witch crisis hysteria of 1692? There were many causes for the Salem witch trial hysteria but the possible three main reasons were the conflicts between young and older women, the “afflicted” girls were acting throughout the trial, and the town’s differences in wealth and power.…
But they do not typically learn about the Porters and the Putnams, the two big families of Salem Village. They do not learn about the Anti- and Pro-Parris groups led by these families. They do not learn about the group wanting to be separate from Salem Town or about how they clashed with the group wanting to stay. They do not learn what happened in Salem after the trials were over. Without learning about these things, students assume that Salem Village is unique and full of insanity. But with these things, this political turmoil, in mind, one comes to realize that Salem village, though its witchcraft trials were unique, in and of itself was a normal village with normal village problems, though better documented than many others.…
The Salem Witch Hysteria of 1692, in Massachusetts, was a period of time in which many men and women were executed under the suspicion of being witches. However, the true reason behind the killings is still unclear. As evidence shows, it is highly probable that the witch trials were, at the most basic level, caused by social class differences, religious beliefs, and the fact that the supposed “afflicted” were lying.…
To understand the full and complicated social aspects of Salem when the Witch Trials began, one must look at the moral code that puritans were expected to obey at all times. The covenant that was created when the puritans settled into Salem states that “We resolve to approve ourselves to the Lord in our particular callings; shunning idleness as the bane of any stake…” puritans lived their lives wishing to gain God’s approval through living pious and righteous…
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, the book introduces its readers to a brief history of witchcraft trials, including how they began in Europe and followed colonists to the New World. In chapter three, the book describes Salem as it was before the trials and its ultimate path to the devastation it eventually created. It describes the division of the community and how that led to “…the point of institutional, demographic, and economic polarization” (p.50). Le Beau’s thesis is that “New England communities…suffered from the economic, social, political, and religious dislocations of the modernization process of the Early Modern Period, but to a greater extent than others,” he believed, “Salem village fell victim to warring factions, misguided leadership, and geographical limitations that precluded its dealing effectively with those problems” (p.43). The chapters following Le Beau’s thesis chronologically present the Salem Witch Craft trials and what was left in the wake the realization that followed.…
Bibliography: Adams, Gretchen A. The Specter of Salem: Remembering the Witch Trials. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008.…
1692 in Salem, Massachusetts was a time of fear, allegation, and deceit. It was the time of the Salem witch trials. Family feuds, eccentric personalities, and even keeping dolls in your home were reasons for accusations. Fueled by religious fanatics and young girls screaming for attention, literally, no one was safe from the insanity of the witch-hunt. This paper is intended to discuss the causes of this hysteria, some of the trials that took place during the year 1692, and what finally stopped the madness of the witch-hunt.…
Salem Witch Trials Essay Here lies a point in history that is usually passed over without a second thought, but in fact there are some deep truths of society in 1692 Colonial America. With little research, one can find that in 1692 in Massachusetts, a series of charges were held against a group of dangerous witches. Every researcher looking for the truth, though, should ask this serious and important question: Were the Salem Witch Trials truly fair and just? Or were they just the over-reactions of a superstitious community to a childish prank?…
The Salem witch crisis, which occurred during the 17th century, involved a series of hearings and prosecutions of individuals in the Salem community who were accused of witchcraft. This crisis began in mid-January when the daughter and niece (Betty Parris and Abigail Williams) started having fits after playing with white magic (Wilson, 7). This was followed by more cases of alleged afflictions as other girls in the neighborhood started showing similar behaviors. The more afflictions also led to a long wave of accusations against those said to have been the cause of the little girls’ afflictions due to their association with witchcraft.…
I’m writing this report today to explain what happened in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692-1693. After reading this evidence in this case and also being able to analyze and physically look at the place where it all began, I came to a conclusion of what really happened . But, today I am writing this to give you some shocking news about why they started the Salem witchcraft trials started. Also, am going to tell you three out of four theories that i think might be true because the forth one didn’t really make so much sense, but the following three did, and I am going to tell which theory I think made the community of Salem react in a very brutal way.…
The Salem Witch Trials in Salem, Massachusetts rocked the town to its core. Hysteria, paranoia, and confusion among the citizens of Salem. Accusing people of casting spells and consorting with the devil. How were the politics and citizenship of this period handled and was it handled correctly? Witchcraft was something very new in the colonies.…