Insights into the Salem Witch Trials
Discover the dark history of the Salem Witch Trials, where people were accused of witchcraft based on superstitions and fear. Learn about the beliefs, trials, possible explanations, options for the accused, and the chaos that ensued in Salem. The trials lasted from January 1692 to May 1693, revealing the hysteria and injustices that transpired during that time.
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THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS BY: Alex Rochowski, Braxton Caldwell, Lexi Johnson, and Sara Heppard
WHAT WERE SOME BELIEFS ABOUT WITCHCRAFT AND WITCHES PEOPLE HELD IN THE PAST? Witches were believed to be agents of Satan on Earth. Anyone could be a witch. Witches can force others to do their will. They can also cause pain for others just with body movements.
WHAT WERE THE SALEM WITCHCRAFT TRIALS? Trials prosecuting young people in Salem. Mainly women. Sentences were based on the Bible. All were found guilty. Similar to modern day hate and persecution of Muslims. Accusers later apologized because they knew it was fake.
WHAT ARE SOME POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS FOR THE SALEM WITCHCRAFT TRIALS? Puritan ideas became extreme. People feared anything involving the Devil. Medical knowledge at the time could not explain severe illnesses. Easy way to settle disputes. People were paranoid about witchcraft, so any hint of it freaked people out.
WHAT OPTIONS DID AN ACCUSED WITCH HAVE IN SALEM? Either they admit to being a witch and are executed or they refuse and get banned from their village.
HOW QUICKLY DID THINGS GET OUT OF HAND IN SALEM? As soon as the people of Salem expected that there were witches in their town ; they began manhunts and arrested anybody who they thought was a witch.
HOW LONG DID THE SALEM WITCHCRAFT TRIALS GO ON FOR? The Salem Witch trials began in January 1692 and lasted until May 1693.
WHAT SORT OF EVIDENCE WAS USED TO ARREST ACCUSED WITCHES? Convulsive seizures Screaming trance like states talking to yourself not going to church speaking in foreign languages
DO "WITCH HUNTS" STILL HAPPEN? Yes, in other countries people still accuse others of witchcraft
CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THIS COUNTRY THAT WOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED A "WITCH HUNT"? The Red Scare: when many innocent people got in trouble out of the fear that they could be communists.
