Salem

In Salem, witchcraft was not common until one day when a bunch of girls did not want to get caught for dancing. These girls lied about what they were doing and made it a bigger seen than it really was. They would have only gotten whipped for dancing, but instead the got many people killed. They were hung for witchcraft. This is why those girls are the dark forces in Salem. I also think that another dark force is jealousy and vengeance. These are not the main dark forces because many people did these

Salem, Massachusetts 1692 a small village where people turned on each other, and blamed hundreds of their own, nut mostly certain neighbors with witchcraft. From June to September, individuals were unjustifiably killed after trials discovered them “guilty” of witchcraft. Religions, imperatives, money, beliefs and types of conflicts caused these absurd witch trials. While the cry of Witchcraft began, a group of young girls claimed to be possessed. They would behave lunatic while placing their bodies

New World, Salem Village (United States). During the late 1600’s many women and few men were accused of practicing witchcraft in a small farming town known as Salem Village. Salem Village belonged to a very strict religion also known as Puritanism,the Puritan religion had no restraint that the slightest mistake during the Salem hysteria period could result in the farmers who met in the town hall gossiping about maybe your absence at church, and you were suspected to be a witch. The Salem Hysteria

What type of people were involved in the trials? The type of people involved in the trials was the surroundings of the Salem village, puritan religion, but mostly women. Their belief was sacred to both, god and devil. They believed that women were too weak to fight the devil and lose so they become the devil's servant, which is a witch. Puritans also believed in predestination which is having god already knowing it they go to heaven or hell. No matter what life they had, whether good or bad, they

Salem 1692, were witches real, were the people of salem in any danger, or was this all just a simple misunderstanding. There had never been an event so miscalculated in history question still is why had it happened? Back then the word that was feared the most was that one word that should almost dever be said, devil and it had its own name for a reason. As many people started noticing there was a space between the land, the west and east, the separation of rich and poor. The people from the

American attacks, scarce food, freezing winters, and conflicting opinions about religion. From this perpetual state of distress, the Salem Witch Trials were birthed, causing a wave of hysteria in Salem Village and Salem Town. Though the exact day and month is uncertain, historians can claim that the trials emerged in early 1692 and came to a close in 1693. The Salem Witch Trials started in 1692 with more than one hundred fifty people being accused of practicing witchcraft, and the trials finally ended

ways by laws and amendments such as the 6th amendment in 1791, but history repeats itself. The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and the Scottsboro Boys Trials are embodiments of this saying, they may have happened 240 years apart but have many things in common. Some things these trials have in common are insufficient evidence, unfair chances, and long term effects on the victims and community. In the Salem Witch Trials, evidence of someone being a “witch” was often miniscule, individuals were determined

States and established Salem. These same Puritans had the same ideals as when they were in Europe and were still very religious.

The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 were a series of trials in which twenty-four people were killed after being accused of practicing witchcraft. These trials were caused by different social climates of the area including the very strong lack of a governor, the split between Salem Village and Salem Town, and the strict puritan lifestyle during the time period. Tituba, the black slave, was a foreigner from Barbados. Her role in society was to take care of Mr. Parris’s family. Tituba’s situation contributed

                                        By Madelyn Demmons                                                     1/12/17 The Salem witch trials began in the year of 1692, after a group of young girls in the village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil. These young girls incriminated several local women of witchcraft. As the wave of hysteria spread throughout Salem, a special court got together to hear the cases. People who believed in supernatural powers or the devils practice of giving