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The Salem Witch Trials Of 1692


The year 1692 held many terrors for accused witches in the town of Salem. The trials were long and drawn out and many people were sentenced to cruel deaths because of their alleged practices. But these trials were a culmination of more than just witchcraft. The town of Salem had long suffered many other troubles which may have contributed to the trials here mentioned. It is also sad to note how one innocent human life was taken due to the horrible way these accused folk were treated.

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The supernatural

In the late sixteen hundreds, many disasters, deaths, and illnesses were blamed on witches. People who happened to be awkward or reclusive were often branded as witches because they did not fit into society. Lots of these cases were unjustified and many people were falsely accused of being involved in black magic. During the year 1692, in a town called Salem, twenty people were sentenced to death. Whether or not all of them were guilty, we can only speculate.

A troubled town

Salem was a ripe town for this type of controversy. There were a number of land disputes taking place during that period and the town itself was in a state of political turmoil. Farm disputes also lead to severe poverty and many people were too poor to feed their families. Religion was another hot topic in Salem; a number of disputes arising from the churches of that area. These troubling circumstances may very well have contributed to the accusations that went out against those accused of witchcraft.

Tragic prison death

The Salem trials were not conducted within a few days or weeks. Months went by during these events, during which many of the accused were sent to prison to await their sentences or their trials. Prisons in those days were kept in a terrible condition, and one of the accused—a woman—had her child die because of these horrible conditions. Considering the circumstances, this was a needless death of an innocent child because of these accusations.

We don’t know whether any of the accused were guilty or not; but what we do know is that the town of Salem seemed to be full of impetuous, paranoid people who needed a distraction from all their problems. It seems that these trials were actually senseless and that quite possibly, more damage was caused than good.

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