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Before the trails there was a disease that was passed around. This disease is known as small pox. The people believed that the small pox were indications that someone was a witch. The idea was that small pox was created through brewing and brewing was something that the witches would do. Martha Carrier was blamed for the initial start of it.

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Salem gave birth to something besides the which trails

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Salem gave birth to something besides the which trails

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The town of Salem was surprisingly the birthplace of the American military. In 1628, the town governor created a militia to defend the town. Every man of age was required to serve in the militia. The first-ever assembly of US troops was held on the Salem Common. This paved the way for the creation of the American nation guard.

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It took a while for all names to be cleared

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It took a while for all names to be cleared

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The people who had been accused of being witches eventually had their names cleared. However it wasn't till recent where all the names were finally cleared. In 2001, the last five "guilty" witches got their names cleared. It took a total of 308 years for all the names to be cleared which is an extremely long time. They did not clear all the names when the efforts were originally made because there were some people who still had doubts.

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After the trials, efforts were made to restore the rights of the accused

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After the trials, efforts were made to restore the rights of the accused

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Due to all the guilt people felt after the trials were over, they declared a day for fasting and prayers for the tragedy of Salem. In 1702 , the court declared the trials unlawful. In 1711,  restoring the rights and good names of those accused and granted 600 pound to their heirs. William Good received the largest settlement after both his wife and had his daughter put in prison. In 1957, Massachusetts finally apologized for the witch trials.

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Animals were not exempt and could be accused of being witches. They believed that just like humans, dogs too could be witches. On two separate occasions, two dogs had been accused of trying to bewitch people. Both dogs ended up getting killed. After the dogs had been killed, they came to the conclusion that they could not be witches because they were killed too easily.