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The Salem Witch Trials ended on September 22, 1692 due to a mass hanging. More than one hundred accused witches were set free. One reason as to why so many witches were set free is the fact that one of the accused was the governor's own wife. He would not let it go on any longer, so he set all of the accused (including his wife) free.

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The Salem Witch Trials began when two young girls accused a group of "witches" for causing their odd behavior. The Puritans took the Bible very literally, and to save the people inhabited by the devil as well as the affected girls, the witches were put to death.

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Why were more females accused than men? 

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Why were more females accused than men? 

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More females were accused because most people thought more highly of men and they were the ones in charge and in control. Females did not have as many rights and power as men.

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Accusals for political power (Document E)

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Accusals for political power (Document E)

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Around the same time farmers on the east of this map became wealthier, those on the west were typically poor because of a failure in crops at that time. We think that people on the west possibly accused those on the east to lower their social status, thus increasing the wealth of the jealous farmers.

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Why did females accuse each other? (Document B)

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Why did females accuse each other? (Document B)

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We think females accused each other because of jealousy. They were probably jealous of another females martial status and wished that they were the ones married instead of being a single pringle.

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Most accusers were young (16-20) and unmarried, so they were possibly jealous of the older, married women.

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Most of the accused were older females (41-60), who were mostly married. Younger women could have been jealous of their happy marriages.

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We think the Salem Witch Trial hysteria was not necessary. Many people were accused of being a witch, even though, possibly they were not actually witches. Some people even pretended to be witches. According to them, they acted so well, they became intoxicated and believed/became witches. We think all the hysteria was not worth it because in the end, none of the witches were actually proven to be real. Only the people then believed in witches because of a person's different behavior or activity.

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~ Lasted from June 10 to September 22, 1692
~ 20 people were put to death because of these trials
~ A witch is someone who has been taken over/inhabited by the devil.
~ Puritans took the Bible very literally, increasing their paranoia on the idea of witches in Salem.

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We think the paranoia was a result of multiple emotions and superstitions. Fear, ignorance, and a want for political wealth/power had a large impact on this paranoia. In addition, some citizens may have acted as though they were afflicted by witches in order to convince the rest of society that they were in danger.