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In January 1692, three young girls, of 9 and 11 years old started having aggressive tantrums where they threw things things and made strange noises. In February, the girls were brought before the magistrates and they blamed three women for their issues. Tituba, a Caribbean slave, Sarah Good, a homeless beggar, and Sarah Osborne, an elderly woman in poverty were then brought before the magistrates. After several days, Tituba told them that the satan came to her and asked her to serve him, as well as other weird images. All three women were put in jail and paranoia from this event caused many other accusations within the next few months.

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The first generation of of Puritans who came over to America had a conviction that the end of the world was upon them. Time passes and the second generation of Puritans is still alive, and they begin worrying about declension. Declension to them meant that they were living in a declining time, that they weren’t as good as the previous generation. During these declining times, many ministers became concerned and this brought about a series of revivals, the Great Awakening

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The trials were a series of accusations, hearings and prosecutions against the colonists believing they had been practicing witchcraft. They were not burned at the stake but rather they were hung.19/200 were hung the rest were found not guilty. They believed they were possessed by Satan. It started with 3 women, the first 2 plead not guilty while the other one plead guilty and said she had Satan within her. All 3 women were thrown in jail. They even twisted words of the people to turn it into a confession. A 4 year old “confessed” as well.

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Could this event be compared to others in the new world

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Could this event be compared to others in the new world

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The Salem Witchcraft trials lasted centuries after the initial accusations in the spring of 1692.  In the new world today there are still false accusations, same as when the colonies where being formed, but nothing to the extent of the Salem witch trials would happen today.  During the Salem Witchcraft trials, men, women and children where all accused and some killed for made-up Witchcraft that took root in people’s minds and began to scare the colonists.  The court learned many lessons from the Salem Witchcraft trials and the legacy of this horrible, messy event still lingers today.