“During the course of the trials, 141 people were arrested as suspects, 19 were hanged, and 1 was pressed to death.” (Lewis pg. 253). Currently residing as Danvers, Massachusetts, Salem Town and Village took part in some of the most hateful and judgemental times of America. All because of religious beliefs, people were tortured and killed in order to keep the faith of God intact, even though the methods were extreme. “These trials, the Salem Witch trials, have become so well known in America today that they are essentially as much a part of American history as Captain John Smith and Pocahontas of Jamestown Colony or George Washington and the cherry tree.” (Plouffe and Plouffe n.pag.). Many of the pieces fitting into the Salem Witch Trials puzzle
