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The witches of Salem were people who were believed to be using witchcraft against the village people. These people were medicine women/men, outsiders such as Quakers (people who didn't believe in using violence to solve problems) or people disliked by certain people of authority in the village or town.
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Scaring people into taking drastic action against innocent people.
The main evidence presented against the accused witches in Salem village was the raving testimony of young girls. The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692, and May 1693. Twenty people, mostly women, were executed.
Joseph Putnam was born in Salem. He was a critic against the Salem witch trials.
The people of Salem were afraid of witchcraft.
Anyone that went against witchcraft or had suspician would be going "against" God. People wouldnt adematicly think you were siding with the devil.
The Salem Witch Trials are a very important part of US history. People were accused of witchcraft for many reasons, living alone, doing things that seemed odd to the town, and for sport. Sometimes people called others witches because they had a problem with them.
About 600 people lived in Salem Massachusetts during the 1960's.
The outcome of the Salem witch trials was the remembrance of a situation which casts Salem into infamy. A hysteria had gripped the town, and the people of Salem had senselessly killed a lot of people.
No one in Salem was a witch.
About 600 people lived in Salem Massachusetts during the 1960's.