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rope sustaining Bridget Bishop. This happened during 1692 in Salem. Why were 20 people in Salem hung? What was the cause? One of the causes for the Salem Witch Trials was that little girls envied the older women’s power. They were also “ Drunk With Power” as they kept accusing older women. Also the poor were jealous of the rich people, which also started the witch trials. All in all, little girls who were “ Drunk with Power” started the Salem Witch Trials. Little girls accused older women of…

The salem witch trials are known to many as one of the most disturbing and dramatic episodes in colonial history. Over a hundred people were accused of being witches during this time and nineteen of whom were hung almost immediately after being accused. There are many explanations on how these trials got out of control so quickly. In this paper I am going to discuss what explanation I think is the strongest, which one can be complementary and blended with the the strongest explanation, and which…

The Salem witch trial is one of the most mystifying parts in history and there are a lot of explanations to why the girls acted like that during the trials. The symptoms of the girls were: joking, vomiting, strangely ill, spouting gibberish, and bodies turning in odd positions. The two explanations that I believe could be the most plausible is, ergot poisoning, and boredom. Ergot poisoning, is something a person could get from eating rye or bread that has fungus growing into the body of the…

(“Witchcraft in Salem”). The judges wanted to keep convicted witches in prison for as long as possible, in hopes that they would list other unknown witches (Meltzer 80). The verdict of each woman…

The puzzles behind the Salem Witch Trials has astounded researchers for some eras. What was the reality behind the witch allegations? Did individuals truly trust that Salem was tormented by witches or would it say it was some sort of connivance to dispose of individuals that are not invited in the public eye? Much of the time, the individuals who were blamed were untouchables, principally ladies who didn 't fit in what they considered an ordinary way of life. In the event that you didn 't fit in…

In 1692, Puritans in colonial Massachusetts faced an interesting event called the Salem Witch Trials. The first sign of witchcraft was discovered when two girls, Elizabeth and Williams were having “fits.” The local doctor blamed their unusual movements on the supernatural. Satan worried the Puritan community because they believed that they always had to behave to go to heaven. Whether puritans were in or out of their home, they believed the devil was always watching them which is why they were…

American history, the Salem witch trials of 1692 resulted in the execution, by hanging, of nineteen villagers, fourteen women and five men, accused of witch craft. Additionally, one man, Giles Corey, was punished by peine et fort, death by pressing (Linder, paragraph 22). These antics could have been the cause of teenage boredom, congregational strife, personal jealousies, and fears of the citizens. The main question is why did this travesty happen in Salem? In 1689, Salem Village would gain a…

In theory number one, it speaks about a type of fungus called ergot which grew in Salem. In western Salem grain was their staple crop. When eating the ergot contaminated food it would have side effects to the Salem villagers. The victims would have prickling sensations all over their body and muscle spasms. The fungus would grow in swampy meadows. Puritans would believe that the people who ate the fungus and had side effects from it were witches. However one year there was a dry season and…

historical stories presented in movies and theater dramas appeal to people in modern society. Today, thanks to the development of science and technology, many historical myths have been brought to light. One of them related to the story of witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692, which used a lot of papers and ink of writers. The…

Introduction My topic of research is the Salem Witch Trials, a controversial period of time in the late 1600s that is still talked about today in modern society. I choose this topic for multiple reasons. First, I chose this topic due to personal interest, including, a look into a small part of what may have been the mindset of the New Englanders coming from England to North America. Were witches real? Or a label we give to individuals that we are threatened by? Second, I would like to go over…