Tituba Three Witch Research Paper

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Three children accused people of witchcraft in 1692. The first event that took place was that the three girls pointed out three woman. The first woman was a slave named Tituba she confessed that she was a witch. According to Tituba "there were other witches in the area." Many people were accused of being a witch and was put on trial. If she have not confessed that she was a witch then no one would be on trial and everything would be fine. Luckly a couple of people realized that witches are not real.

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