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Salem Witch Trials

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Introduction

Salem witch trials happened in Salem Village, Massachusetts. This was a group of

young girls accused some local women of bewitching them. The first to get sick were two

girls, the 9-year-old Elizabeth (Betty) Parris who was the daughter of Reverend Samuel

Parris a minister of Salem Village and his niece 11 year –old Abigail Williams. The two girls

started to have convulsions which included violent contortions and uncontrollable outbursts

of screaming (Le Beau, 2016). When their conditions worsened, the village doctor, William

Griggs was called in who diagnosed them with bewitchment. After these two cases, other

similar cases were reported where victims were young girls from the village (Harvey &

Rivett, 2017). The girls were hysterical and they claimed to be possessed demons. The

diagnosis of the village doctor brought forth an outcry in the village which led to the setting

up of a special court to handle the situation. This special court of Oyer and Terminer was to

hear and decide on the accusations.

Outcome and Casualties

The trials began in spring 1692 which led to the hanging of eighteen people and

imprisonment of more than 150 people including children (Carr, et al, 2016). This court

which was presided over by Chief Justice William Stoughton relied mostly on the

confessions of the affected girls and their families. The first people to be arrested were three

women who were arrested at the end of February. They were arrested because the girls

mentioned their names as the cause of their pain. The three women were; Parris’Carribbean

slave, Tituba, the homeless beggar, Sarah Good and elderly Sarah Oston. Good and Oston

denied the charges pressed against them but Tituba confessed that she was involved probably

to get sympathy. She went ahead and named others whom she said they were working

together. Most of the accused accepted the charges and named yet others until the local

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Running Head: SALEM WITCH TRIALS 1 Salem Witch Trials Institutional Afflation Student Name Date SALEM WITCH TRIALS 2 Introduction Salem witch trials happened in Salem Village, Massachusetts. This was a group of young girls accused some local women of bewitching them. The first to get sick were two girls, the 9-year-old Elizabeth (Betty) Parris who was the daughter of Reverend Samuel Parris a minister of Salem Village and his niece 11 year –old Abigail Williams. The two girls started to have convulsions which included violent contortions and uncontrollable outbursts of screaming (Le Beau, 2016). When their conditions worsened, the village doctor, William Griggs was called in who diagnosed them with bewitchment. After these two cases, other similar cases were reported where victims were young girls from the village (Harvey & Rivett, 2017). The girls were hysterical and they claimed to be possessed demons. The diagnosis of the village doctor brought forth an outcry in the village which led to the setting up of a special court to handle the situation. This special court of Oyer and Terminer was to hear and decide on the accusations. Outcome and Casualties The trials began in spring 1692 which led to the hanging of eighteen people and imprisonment of more than 150 people including children (Carr, et al, 2016). This court which was presided over by Chief Justice William Stoughton relied mostly on the confessions of the affected girls and their families. The first people t ...
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