Since the early 17th century multiple lands in Europe and Puritan Colonial communities in New England had been living in suspicion of members in their communities to be practising witchcraft while living amongst them in secret. The act of practising witchcraft was punishable by death. In many small farming towns, such as the infamous Salem, Massachusetts, this had gained Salem a dark reputation.
The practice of witch trials had been going on for 300 years. During of which both the town and village of Salem had begun practising. In the fear of townsmen being and practising witchcraft, when suspicions were at there highest in 1692. When they perfrormed hundreds of trials to find guilty of which found, they most effective way of ridding of witches …show more content…
Burroughs past also had a large role to play in his examination during the trail and of his history, of which had been seen as strange in the time of the trail. Mainly being his protectiveness over his first two wives and child who had also died mysterious deaths, and his escape in an event where many of the other villagers had not survived.
In some of the cases of the accused it had been more relatable to see how and why many would have thought of them being and practising witchcraft as them being the outsiders in the towns and villages who have had allegations against them before in their past. However in some cases there had not been that easy to assume and prove their guilt in the torturing of the afflicted girls. Showing in these cases impressions of the accused yet again having land that was desired by the others in the …show more content…
When looking at many of the cases of the Salem witch trials one would find that not only did the Putnam Family have strong connections with many of the afflicted girls families and or employers they had also been the main benefiters of compensation of damages in land. Sharing the different lands amongst the males of the family.
In many of sources many witnesses had stated seeing John or Thomas, one of the oldest sons in the Putnam family, coach a number of the girls on how to react to many of the those on trial outside of the court
The practice of witch trials had been going on for 300 years. During of which both the town and village of Salem had begun practising. In the fear of townsmen being and practising witchcraft, when suspicions were at there highest in 1692. When they perfrormed hundreds of trials to find guilty of which found, they most effective way of ridding of witches …show more content…
Burroughs past also had a large role to play in his examination during the trail and of his history, of which had been seen as strange in the time of the trail. Mainly being his protectiveness over his first two wives and child who had also died mysterious deaths, and his escape in an event where many of the other villagers had not survived.
In some of the cases of the accused it had been more relatable to see how and why many would have thought of them being and practising witchcraft as them being the outsiders in the towns and villages who have had allegations against them before in their past. However in some cases there had not been that easy to assume and prove their guilt in the torturing of the afflicted girls. Showing in these cases impressions of the accused yet again having land that was desired by the others in the …show more content…
When looking at many of the cases of the Salem witch trials one would find that not only did the Putnam Family have strong connections with many of the afflicted girls families and or employers they had also been the main benefiters of compensation of damages in land. Sharing the different lands amongst the males of the family.
In many of sources many witnesses had stated seeing John or Thomas, one of the oldest sons in the Putnam family, coach a number of the girls on how to react to many of the those on trial outside of the court