The witch-trial crisis of the 17th century does somewhat predict to be an outcome of the puritanical community. The puritan community has very strict religious views and the members of the community had many rules of does and don’ts that were allowed. This would be very hard for young girls to follow the rules while the temptations of the world taunted them throughout their lives. With the rules, however, the only way to cover up their mishaps would be to fake a widely growing fear of witch-craft
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Emily Byford AP European History Mr. Ehrean Research Paper Witch Craze DBQ During the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries in Europe, the persecution of of individuals as witches was common. Witches were persecuted in most of Europe, and trials were held anywhere from Germany to France. At least 100,000 accused witches were put on trial. People were persecuted for reasons such as differences in social class or gender. Others were put on trial because of a personal disagreement or conflict with
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Estephania Castillo Mrs.Rodebaugh English 5 December 10, 2012 The character I choose to write about Elizabeth Proctor. She’s the wife of John. Her husband cheated on her with Abby the servant. She’s a beautiful young lady. Abby dislikes Elizabeth. Elizabeth Is guilty by the courtroom of witchcraft because Abby accuses her. When the girls knew they had the power in the village and knew everyone believed them when they named people as witches and wizards. They took advantage of that and Abby
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The Salem witch trial hysteria of 1692 may have been instigated by religious, social, geographic and even biological factors. During these trials, 134 people were condemned as witches and 19 were hanged. These statistics also include 5 more deaths that occurred prior to their execution date. It is interesting to look into the causes of this stain on American History, when as shown in document B, eight citizens were hanged in only one day. Religion was a very strong influence in the lives of Puritans
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The use of the spectral evidence themselves was the central problem in the trials. Apparitions of demons were invisible to other people in the same room and only the afflicted girls could see the shapes, which was one of the problem with spectral evidence. The possibility that Satan could appear in the shape of an innocent person was another concern. Confessions were vigorously sought to overcome these obstacles. One thing I noticed in the Salem witch trials is that the defendants who confessed were
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Witchcraft has played an outstanding role in the history of America’s system of justice and has given us a representation that shared experiences and beliefs can lead to disastrous things. While the film, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, depicts the overall history of the Salem Witch Trials, it does have historical inaccuracies within the characters and their relationships that change the way we perceive history. Witchcraft has been present since the Paleolithic period but it began to show up in colonial
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is not a thing. It would not have the same effect as it did in Salem because religion is not a major part of life for everyone as it was for the people in Salem. In Salem, the “New England Way” meant all work, no play. Part of the reason the witch hunt went crazy is because the strange activity could not be explained because they were so used to work and not fooling around. When the people saw this they could only point to
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The boys could do a lot more than the girls. The boys could go outside and hunt, fish, or work, but the girls weren't allowed to do anything. They had to stay inside and sew, clean or do other indoor chores. They couldn't deal with their boredom anymore. So the girls all went to Tituba, a old slave. Where she came from, there
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Is the horrifying myth about witches really true? If they actually roam the earth, when exactly did they first exist and where do they live? In the 17th century, Abigail Williams insisted there were witches living in Salem, Massachusetts. Williams evoked the Salem Witch Trials after numerous suspects were convicted for Satanism; however, many were faulty accused and Abigail was blamed. Is there a catastrophe worse than the Devil’s spawn? McCarthyism was established after Senator Joseph McCarthy convinced
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Can you imagine being accused of committing a crime that you did not commit? During,1692 in Salem, Massachusetts there was a very bizarre hysteria going around. What caused the Salem Witch Trial hysteria of 1692? There were three causes of the Salem Witch Trial hysteria. These were gender, age and marital status, town division wealth and power, and the lying girls. To begin with, there were three causes of the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria which were gender, age, and marital status. One piece
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