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The Salem witch trials are one of history's most famous prosecutions. What is unknown to many is that the Salem witch trials were not the first trials to occur in the world. Witch trials had been occurring primarily in Europe for hundreds of years before the Salem trials had occurred. The occurrence of witch trials began when the Christian people came to believe that the devil was able to give power to certain people, known as witches. The Salem witch trials began in colonial Massachusetts in…

In the article called “Mass Hysteria in Upstate New York”, the author Ruth Graham explains how many teenage girls are getting all the similar symptoms. Some of these symptoms are nausea, dizziness, cramping, and passing out. This has only happened to a couple boys, but mostly teenage girls. Also, some of these girls start to act dramatic over the things they do. Other girls seem to follow what other girls are doing. All their actions seem to lead up to mass hysteria. The definition of mass…

Karson Phipps Dr. Patrick Funiciello History 1303.030 2 May 2018 Tituba The article “Historical Fiction and Maryse Conde’s I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem” is based on the French historian’s ideals about the reasons for Tituba to be accused of witchcraft. According to Conde, Tituba was one of the first witches of Salem to be accused based on race, gender, and her native Barbados characteristics on singing and dancing but there is very little access to her historically. There are small…

Does America have modern day witch hunts? Not witch hunt in the sense of hunting for literal witches, but in the sense of looking for something out of fear. Throughout history mankind has shunned being different from segregation to social barriers put up by social media. These differences lead to fear which leads to “witch hunts”. Witch hunts occur all the time rather we realize it or not. From literal witch hunts in Salem to trying to catch terrorist now at every airport and federal building.…

There were many strange actions among the Puritans who resided in Salem, a village in Massachusetts. In Rosalyn Schanzerś WITCHES The Absolutely True Tale Of Disaster In Salem, many people of Salem thought the act of witchery was involved. However, they did not consider the possibility of an illness or disease they could have contracted. In 1692, Reverend Parris’s two daughters, Betty and Abigail, started to act abnormally. This included very unusual symptoms such as contortions and…

The salem witch trials were very chaotic in 1692. In the salem witchcraft hanging of 1692, there were twenty people killed, nineteen were hanged and one was pressed to death (Doc A). Giles Corey was pressed to death because he would not testify in the salem witchcraft trials. The causes of the salem witch trials of 1692 are jealousy, lying young girls, and town division. Jealousy played a big role in the salem witch trials. Younger females were jealous of older females, so they accused them of…

The Salem witch trials was a group of young girls in Salem, Massachusetts who were accused of messing with witch craft and had been claimed to be possessed by the devil in the years of 1692-1693. Twenty people had during those years, within those twenty only nineteen were hanged and one by the name of Giles Corey was pressed to death by stones. In the 1600s the Puritan religion was very strict especially in the Salem Valley. Puritans feared the devil, they feared witch craft because one who…

First, someone would make an accusation about someone that he or she believed to be a witch to the Magistrate. Complaints were often made through someone else to pass the notice onto the Magistrate. Next, a warrant of arrest would be issued, the victim would be taken into examination, then if Magistrate feels that he or she is guilty, they would send the victim to jail and make them stand trial. Third, the circumstances along with evidence supporting or not supporting the case would be revealed…

Salem lacking a governor gave them no authority figure, leading to chaos. Since Massachusetts was still under the rule of Great Britain, they had to send over any government officials over to America from Britain. While the colony was waiting for their new governor to arrive, the witch trials took place and “By the time the new governor, William Phips, arrived in Massachusetts, the jails were already filed with alleged witches” (Life in Salem 1692, par. 2). This proves that the fact that Salem…

Understanding Mass Hysteria and its Fundamental Characteristics The power of mass hysteria is so dangerous that it can create both physical and psychological situations that can take lives, change global politics and cause panic in hundreds or even thousands of individuals. Mass hysteria is when emotions, especially fear in a group of people are so strong that it leads people to act in an uncontrolled way. Some examples of mass hysteria are the Salem witch trials, the fear experienced by…