from geographical divisions. Salem Village was an agricultural community with an abundance of farmland and conservative lower-class people, whereas Salem Town was booming with commercial and industrial growth.
“Salem and Salem Village in 1692,” in Emerson Baker’s, A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience.
Due to these discernible economic differences, as time went on and Salem Village grew so did a demand for independence. However, the Town required food - the Village being the most convenient source, as well as the fact that the Town's rising export trade market was partially based on products that Salem Village supplied. Salem Town was left in a position of dependence on the Village. This resulted in the creation
“Salem and Salem Village in 1692,” in Emerson Baker’s, A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience.
Due to these discernible economic differences, as time went on and Salem Village grew so did a demand for independence. However, the Town required food - the Village being the most convenient source, as well as the fact that the Town's rising export trade market was partially based on products that Salem Village supplied. Salem Town was left in a position of dependence on the Village. This resulted in the creation