Salem, Massachusetts

The Salem Witchcraft Trials started the spring of 1692 in Salem village, Massachusetts. A group of young girls had claimed to be possessed by the devil. After the incident several local women would be accused of witchcraft. Not only women, but men and also children were accused of witchcraft in the 1600’s. The belief of obtaining supernatural powers started way back in the 14th century and was spread out through New England. Around 1869 the people in the United States were recovering from the…

accusations destroyed the lives of people occurred during the Salem Witch Trials. These…

unpopular views. The Salem Witch Trials were a dark time in American History, while the Holocaust was a dark time in Human History. In the spring of 1692 in Salem Massachusetts, a group of girls led by Abigail Williams claimed that their uncontrollable screaming and fits were responses from being touched by the devil. In the winter of 1933, the German army was led by Adolf Hitler believing that Jews were evil and worked with the devil trying to defile the Christian mind. Both Salem and German…

the 17th century there were witch trails that took place in a place so called Salem also known as the infamous Salem located in the Massachusetts, during spring of 1692 a group of young girls claimed to be possessed by the devil and also accused serval women to ironically avoid punishment, these cases of witchcraft were heard in a special court in Salem in May 1692, the newly appointed by the governor of Massachusetts, William Phips, he ordered the establishment of a special Court of Oyer to…

witches during the Salem Witch Trials was inhumane and can be associated with the American societal views at that time that witchcraft was wrong.Due to the conservative christian views in the late 1600’s, witchcraft was considered out of line for the undeniable reason that witchery was associated with the devil. Many historians affiliate Europe’s witch persecutions, their ethics and principles in the 16th and early 17th century with the events that occurred and caused the Salem Witch Trials.…

The quaint town of Salem is found in Essex County, Massachusetts on the Northwest coast of the Naumkeag River. The town centre is an eight-acre common in Washington Square with a statue of the town founder. The square is “Surrounded by beautiful 18th-century mansions”, and other streets are aligned with historic buildings (OldSalem.com). Salem State College was started in 1954 but was originally founded as Salem Normal School and opened in 1854. During 1874, $25, 000 was anonymously donated…

accused the innocent of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials and in 1984 children made accusations of sexual abuse. The innocent faced jail time and those accused of witchcraft were hung. The Fells Acre Day Care Center was a case similar to the Crucible where the innocent where accused, accusations were made with little to no evidence, and the innocent were killed. 1692 was one of the darkest years in U.S history. It took place in Salem Massachusetts. 19 people were hung, one was pressed to…

In Rosalyn Schanzer´s Witches! The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem, the town of Salem, Massachusetts, turns to chaos as people accuse others of torturing people through witchcraft. Two young girls had become afflicted with a terrible disease that had not been heard of before. With the lack of the knowledge and tools that exist today they only found one reason for what was happening to them. The doctor thought they were bewitched. The two young girls then started accusing people of…

The Salem Witch Trials began during the late winter and spring of 1692 when a group of young girls began to display strange behavior. They claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused many local women of witchcraft. The first convicted witch was Bridget Bishop and she was hanged. In January 1692, 9-year-old Elizabeth Parris and 11-year-old Abigail Williams began having fits, including violent deformity and uncontrollable outbursts of screaming. After a local doctor, William Griggs, diagnosed…

what he wanted. In 1692, Colonial Salem, Massachusetts became a town of lies and trickery. Based off the real events of the Salem Witch trials, The Crucible tells the story of a group of girls whose minds are set to wreak havoc on the small town that was Salem, Massachusetts. Bitter and grudgeful Putnam was the richest man in town and a major influence in the minds of the townspeople of Salem. Putnam has many good things going for him. He is the richest in Salem and he owns the most land, but…