Salem Witch Trials Research Paper

The Salem witch trials is an amazing part of American History. One hundred and fifty people were in jail awaiting trial. Eight people died in jail while waiting for trial. All of this commotion all began when two local girls of the village played with magic. When these young girls did the forbidden that's when all the hysteria began to erupt.
The punishment for Abigail and Betty would be getting whipped if anyone found out they played with magic with Tituba. The first name that was given was Tituba’s. Abigail and Betty must have been scared of being punished, therefore they accused Tituba of “bewitched” them. The girls knew magic was forbidden and rumors started to spread in the community and out of fear of being whipped they accused Tituba of being a witch. Tituba denied being a switch at first but she learned that the magistrates wanted to hear that she was, therefore she gave into what they were assuming. As soon as she gave in it caused the village to go into an extreme panic that maybe witchcraft was a real thing. …show more content…
Abigail and Betty were not the only ones accusing people of witchcraft. Ann Putnam was a twelve-year old young girl that was just beginning her teenage years. Teenage years are a difficult time for some teenagers. As she begins to get into her teenage years she begins to seek more attention. Ann, Abigail, and Betty were together when tituba was telling their fortune. Being the only girl that was left that did not start having compulsions, she decided to go along with being “bewitched”. Ann thought it would be a good idea to keep the the “ trend” going since she was with Abigail and Betty when Tituba was telling their