There are many hypotheses on how the Salem Witch Trials began. In Salem 1692, many innocent people were put to death. Salem is a miniature town with a population of 600 people. Many of these people grew up with each other, but why would they accuse one another for being a witch if they knew them for ages? In this paper, I argue that LSD mixing into the supplies of grain, people acting to get the attention, and jealousy caused the Salem Witch Trial hysteria in 1692.
LSD getting into the supply of grain is one of the hypothesis for the Salem Witch Trial to begin. “Over the years, historians have come up with a number of possibilities ranging from hallucinogens like LSD getting mixed in the grain supply to a general paranoia triggered by Indian raids.” Based off of the information from the “What Caused the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692” article, paragraph 7, it is a good explanation to why the trials had began. People weren’t such experts on mold in the food, so they could’ve probably ate mold and thought it was …show more content…
Based off of the “What Caused the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692” article, it had said that people could’ve gone delusional based off of the LSD hallucinogens in the grains, caused by the Indian raids. Also Charles Upham had this theory where kids were just acting to get the attention, in document D, which makes me believe is one of the reasons why the Salem trials had started. The last reason why I believe the witch trials commenced is because there were better soil to grow crops on one side of the town, which was the rich side, causing the poverty-stricken people to become envious towards the wealthy. Even though everybody has their own opinions, I believe that the Salem witch trial began because of people had hallucinations, attention-seekers, and people being jealous based on the
LSD getting into the supply of grain is one of the hypothesis for the Salem Witch Trial to begin. “Over the years, historians have come up with a number of possibilities ranging from hallucinogens like LSD getting mixed in the grain supply to a general paranoia triggered by Indian raids.” Based off of the information from the “What Caused the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692” article, paragraph 7, it is a good explanation to why the trials had began. People weren’t such experts on mold in the food, so they could’ve probably ate mold and thought it was …show more content…
Based off of the “What Caused the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692” article, it had said that people could’ve gone delusional based off of the LSD hallucinogens in the grains, caused by the Indian raids. Also Charles Upham had this theory where kids were just acting to get the attention, in document D, which makes me believe is one of the reasons why the Salem trials had started. The last reason why I believe the witch trials commenced is because there were better soil to grow crops on one side of the town, which was the rich side, causing the poverty-stricken people to become envious towards the wealthy. Even though everybody has their own opinions, I believe that the Salem witch trial began because of people had hallucinations, attention-seekers, and people being jealous based on the