“I am no more a witch then you are a wizard.” - Sarah Good. The Salem Witch Trials started in 1692 due to the fact that a group of young girls claimed to be possessed. After that, over 200 people were accused of witchcraft but only 24 people died; four of these people died in prison and 20 were executed. None of the victims were kids and most of the people killed were in their 60s and 70s. The Salem Witch Trials lasted until May of 1693 when the governor's wife was accused of witchcraft. The Salem Witch Trials caused a huge conflict between neighbors and families in the late 1600’s. The compromise of ending the trials was hard to come by and it left a permanent mark in our history. The Salem Witch Trials caused countless executions and
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Twenty people were killed for witchcraft. This means that twenty families lost someone that they loved. Also, the killings left the population lower. This is good in the way that there are fewer mouths to feed however, there are fewer people to protect the town. Some of the more long-term effects are how witches are now perceived in Hollywood. Witches are looked at as scary and evil. Kids dress up as them for Halloween along with zombies and vampires. The Salem Witch Trials also caused a few other countries to have a witch-hunt period of time. The Salem Witch Trials left a big mark in our history. Witches are read about or talked about all the time. We dress up as witches for Halloween and many other countries have had witch hunts. They weren’t uncommon in this time period. The Salem Witch Trials had some positive but mostly negative effects on our modern …show more content…
The compromise to end them took a year to happen and we still see the effects of this event in our modern world. The trials changed our world forever. We also view witches in a different way now. We don’t fear them anymore because of what we learned from the trials. Conflict and compromise are the biggest part of any event. The conflict is what happened and why. This tells us how to deal with it. That leads to a compromise. Some compromises take longer than others. The toughest part of a compromise is making sure that everyone is happy in some way. The compromise usually marks the end of the event. Both conflict and compromise occur in any event, no matter how small. Some conflicts are bigger than others and same goes for
Twenty people were killed for witchcraft. This means that twenty families lost someone that they loved. Also, the killings left the population lower. This is good in the way that there are fewer mouths to feed however, there are fewer people to protect the town. Some of the more long-term effects are how witches are now perceived in Hollywood. Witches are looked at as scary and evil. Kids dress up as them for Halloween along with zombies and vampires. The Salem Witch Trials also caused a few other countries to have a witch-hunt period of time. The Salem Witch Trials left a big mark in our history. Witches are read about or talked about all the time. We dress up as witches for Halloween and many other countries have had witch hunts. They weren’t uncommon in this time period. The Salem Witch Trials had some positive but mostly negative effects on our modern …show more content…
The compromise to end them took a year to happen and we still see the effects of this event in our modern world. The trials changed our world forever. We also view witches in a different way now. We don’t fear them anymore because of what we learned from the trials. Conflict and compromise are the biggest part of any event. The conflict is what happened and why. This tells us how to deal with it. That leads to a compromise. Some compromises take longer than others. The toughest part of a compromise is making sure that everyone is happy in some way. The compromise usually marks the end of the event. Both conflict and compromise occur in any event, no matter how small. Some conflicts are bigger than others and same goes for