They interpreted them as a religious punishment and as way for people to get rid of others, the people accused as witches were often accused because of some religious thing they did or because someone didn't like them and if they got enough people to testify against the accused then the accused would die.
A piece of advice: Historians is a plural word. Every theory that has been presented was by a different historian. There is not one general concensus.
they have kids
The Salem Witch Trials were a series of real historical events in Salem, Massaschusetts in 1692, NOT A STORY!
The Red Scare
Slavery and womens rights and the holocaust are some
The American town famous for the Witch Trials (called the Salem Witch Trials) is Salem, Massachusetts.
"The Witch House" in Salem, Massachusetts was the house of Jonathan Corwin. It is the only surviving structure from the period in which events related to the Salem witch trials took place.
The Salem Witch Trials were a series of real historical events in Salem, Massaschusetts in 1692, NOT A STORY!
The Red Scare
yes puritians were at the centre of the tragic events
You make the mistake of assuming historians agree on everything. They don't, plain and simple. Historians agree on the obvious facts but disagree on the explanations of the grey areas.
Slavery and womens rights and the holocaust are some
Salem witch trials
The American town famous for the Witch Trials (called the Salem Witch Trials) is Salem, Massachusetts.
"The Witch House" in Salem, Massachusetts was the house of Jonathan Corwin. It is the only surviving structure from the period in which events related to the Salem witch trials took place.
There's this social theory called 'Salem Factionalism.' It describes the tension resulting from the agriculture and religion based Salem Village to the capitalist commercial Salem Town.
Salem, Massachusets.
There were no witch trials in Salem in those years. The trials happened in 1692 and 1693.
its the same event no difference