The Impact Of Salem Invaded By Witches, 1692

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Salem Invaded by Witches, 1692 Throughout history there has been the belief of witches, which are people that sell their souls to the devil for power, money, etc. but in return they harm people to show their loyalty, this is known as witchcraft. In the early 1692, of a small village in Massachusetts called Salem, a group of girls started to act strange. This caused many people to believe that they were being bewitched. Their conclusions led to the belief that there was an invasion of witches, which created a state of panic between the colonists. The witch trials had a big impact not only in the past but also today, but how did it begin? As a group of girls begin to act strange people start to question what is wrong with them. …show more content…

Fourteen women, five men, died because they didn’t want to admit that they were witches. The town apologize for their actions to the victims’ families. The witch trials also had a great impact in the future during the red scare where they were accusing people of being communist without any actual prove. An author at this time named Arthur Miller used the witch trials to symbolize what was happening during this time, in which he wrote the crucible. The government always thinks that they are doing the right things at the time even though it might be unlawful. The Salem witch trials had a great impact not only when it happen but also in the future because sometimes you can feel pressure to say that you did something that you really didn’t do. Historians are still trying to find the real cause of the witch trails that ended 20 lives and also a scientific reason for the girl’s behavior. The behavior that the girls had, Lopez 3 which were convulsive seizures and screaming. They see this events abuse of power and discrimination. Historians believe that we can learn a lot from these witch trials

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