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Witch trials tell us a lot about human psychology, and about the foolishness and evil that results from ignorance and superstition.
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What would happen if you confessed to being a witch in a salem witch trials?
Sometimes but most of the time if you confessed you were spared. They did this so you could keep up accusations and this way the Salem witch craft trials continued.
How is McCarthyism connected to the Salem witch trials?
McCarthyism is a mob mentality driven by fear, often a fear of something nonexistent. So the Salem witch trials is a great example of McCarthyism, for the people of colonial Massachusetts were driven by mob mentality and fear.
Why did the land suffer along with the people during the Salem witch trials?
During the Trials, many people either ignored their fields or were taken away from them so no one did much work. The forests around the area grew thicker as nobody spent time clearing them out.
Were the poor accused of being a witch during the Salem witch trials?
Yes and the people who were different, alone, had a disability or just misunderstood. One UC Santa Barbara historian in her book on the trials states that her research points out that the community wanted to be rid of these people and even there were some who wanted their land, so the trials were a simple way to do this.
How many witch trials accured in Minnesota?
None. Minnesota wasn't settled by people who believed that witches were a threat and government was more separated so legal trials for witches wouldn't happen.
What were witch trials and why they were important?
because they werent inportment in the days so they did what they had to do
Were there witch trials not in Salem in the 1600s If so where were they located and how many were executed?
Yes. There was a couple of Trials that only killed a few people. A witch hunt in Germany killed hundreds.
How does hawthorne's background affect the work in The Scarlet Letter?
One of his ancestors, John Hathorne, was a judge during the Salem Witch Trials so this connects him to the Salem Witch Trials and affects "The Scarlet Letter"
What would happen if you confessed to being a witch in a salem witch trials?
Sometimes but most of the time if you confessed you were spared. They did this so you could keep up accusations and this way the Salem witch craft trials continued.
What are reverend parris motives in supporting the Salem witch trials?
It is believed he had so much fervor for the Trials because they distracted the unhappy citizens from firing him.
How are the character from The Crucible different from the Salem witch trials?
No and yes. The Crucible is work of fiction centering around the Salem witch trials, so its characters are real people involved in the trials. However, not all the real people are there and the stories and bios of those who are were mangled while he wrote the book.
Why would the puritan women want to study witch craft?
They didn't. People thought they did, so there were trials.
How old was Ezekiel Cheever during the Salem Witch Trials?
Ezekiel Cheever was born on July 1, 1655, so at the time of the trials he was at the ages of 36-37.
What do you think about the Salem witch trials?
All trials of so called witches is caused by ignorance and superstition on the part of the perpetrators. There never has nor will there be witches. Witch trial were a farce. The so called witch had to be punished so that the minds of the superstitious might be put at rest. It is better for one person to die rather than have unrest in the community. Ignorance is a powerful tool for Satan to use.
Is the crusbil a real story of the salen witch trials?
In a word, No. It is an allusion to McCarthyism during the Cold War that uses theories that have little historical support. It was written as a novel so it did not have to be 100% accurate. The Crucible is not a source for information on the Salem Witch Trials.
What happened to Mercy Lewis after the Salem Witch trials?
Along with the rest of the accusers, Mercy Lewis pretty much disappears from records after the trials so it is difficult to figure out her fate.
How is McCarthyism connected to the Salem witch trials?
McCarthyism is a mob mentality driven by fear, often a fear of something nonexistent. So the Salem witch trials is a great example of McCarthyism, for the people of colonial Massachusetts were driven by mob mentality and fear.
