Young children are often known for making things up using their very inventive imaginations. In Salem, two young girls sparked an outbreak of events involving witchcraft leaving Salem village in chaos. Whether they were making up these occurrences up or not, the people of Salem were soon all against each other. The Salem Witch trials had many negative effects on Salem village at the time, because the whole village fell apart. Salem Village, located in North Massachusetts, was named after Jerusalem which means “City of Peace”. Salem was first founded in 1626 by Roger Conant. Three years later, the first church was established. Salem was a very religious village and was intolerant of denominations other than Christianity. About sixty years later, Salem, the “city of peace,” took a turn for the worst.
On January 20, 1942, the only preacher in Salem’s daughter, Elizabeth, and niece, Abigail, were diagnosed as bewitched after having unusual “fits”. The girls proclaimed that invisible beings would scratch and move them in ways that they couldn't themselves. More recently, there has been theories that the girls were faking the tantrums, since the girls would both have the fits at same time. This would also happen at inconvenient time, such as when the family would have guests over. …show more content…
The village had various odd trials that were used to see if an accused person was or was not a witch. One trial was called the swimming test. This test was performed by tying the accused up and throwing them into water. If they
-The trials occurred for over a year. The Salem Witch Trials ended in May of 1693, over a year later from when Elizabeth and Abigail were first diagnosed with being bewitched.
- The perpetual trials finally ended when Governor Phips pardoned the remaining accused.
The Witch Trials were a very disturbing time for the people of
On January 20, 1942, the only preacher in Salem’s daughter, Elizabeth, and niece, Abigail, were diagnosed as bewitched after having unusual “fits”. The girls proclaimed that invisible beings would scratch and move them in ways that they couldn't themselves. More recently, there has been theories that the girls were faking the tantrums, since the girls would both have the fits at same time. This would also happen at inconvenient time, such as when the family would have guests over. …show more content…
The village had various odd trials that were used to see if an accused person was or was not a witch. One trial was called the swimming test. This test was performed by tying the accused up and throwing them into water. If they
-The trials occurred for over a year. The Salem Witch Trials ended in May of 1693, over a year later from when Elizabeth and Abigail were first diagnosed with being bewitched.
- The perpetual trials finally ended when Governor Phips pardoned the remaining accused.
The Witch Trials were a very disturbing time for the people of