When the girls started behaving strangely and the doctor couldn't heal them.
Societal changes.The Salem Witchcraft Trials.
Salem,MA in the 1600s
The Salem Witch Trials took place in Salem Massachusettes, in what is now the USA.
The witchcraft hysteria in Salem and other New England towns was a reflection of a the conflictions of gender in a community and its economic strains. Wealthy women were accused of witchcraft by poor women due to jealousy.
I'm going to assume you mean Salem, Massachusetts 1692.
Societal changes.The Salem Witchcraft Trials.
The Salem Witchcraft Trials (plural) took place in Salem, Massachusetts, in what is now, the USA.
Suspicion? Witchcraft is real, there is many witches today, but they are not like you think. Search "Wiccan" into Google and research a little. It is a very interesting religion. But remember a Wiccan is not necessarily a witch and a witch is not necessarily a Wiccan. Blessed Be. (source: i am a wiccan witch ;) )
There never was witchcraft in Salem. It was all superstition that lead to the killings of innocent people.
Salem,MA in the 1600s
The people of Salem were afraid of witchcraft.
how wouldnt it affect the view of salem residents toward witchcraft?
how wouldnt it affect the view of salem residents toward witchcraft?
Tituba, the slave who was accused of witchcraft in Salem Massachussettes, was from Barbados.
This questions stems from an assumption that there was actual witchcraft during the Salem panic. No witchcraft was practiced in Salem in the seventeenth century. It is very difficult for something that didn't exist to change.
Salem
The Salem Witch Trials took place in Salem Massachusettes, in what is now the USA.