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By 1963, the witch trial Hysteria was slowly coming to an end. However, the straw that broke the camel's back was the governor's own wife being accused of witchcraft.

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The Salem witch Trials of 1692 resulted in the death of 20 people. Many people have tried to study the trials, but don't know why it started for sure. However, three reasons that most likely caused the Salem Witch Trials were panic, faking, and greed.

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This panic was added to when some people faked that they were victims of witchcraft. The already hysteric townspeople went along with the victims, and just for safe measures, they executed 20 people (Doc A).

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The first reason was that the village was paranoid and scared. They were already stressed out by the native American attacks, so when the claim of witches living among them was announced, panic spread through the village.

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The definition of a witch is someone who is possessed or controlled by the devil.

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From Document E

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Salem 1692 Hangings Statistics (Document A) 

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Salem 1692 Hangings Statistics (Document A) 

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June 10- Bridget Bishop
July 19- Sarah Good
July 19- Elizabeth Howe
July 19- Suzanne Martin
July 19- Rebecca Nurse
July 19- Sarah Wildes
August 19- George Burroughs
August 19- Martha Carrier
August 19- George Jacobs
August 19- John Proctor
August 19- John Willard
September 19- Giles Cory
September 22- Martha Cory
September 22- Mary Easty
September 22- Alice Parker
September 22- Mary Parker
September 22- Ann Pudeater
September 22- Margaret Scott
September 22- Wilmot Redd
September 22- Samuel Wardwell

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What was the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria?

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What was the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria?

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The Salem Witch trials were a series of trials that caused the death of 20 people. These trials began and ended in the year 1692. These 20 people were put to death by their own fellow townspeople and were accused of being witches or possessed by the devil. As soon as the people of Salem heard about witches they began to fear everyone around them and it began to spread.

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It is commonly believed that Bridget Bishop started the hysteria. She was the first citizen of Salem to be accused of witchcraft. She was hanged on June 10th, 1692. This event made a large majority of the people in Salem suspicious. They started to suspect other people might be witches out of fear. Other people accused citizens falsely in order to achieve attention and fame. Overall, Bridget Bishop's hanging is what caused the chaos that led to 19 other deaths.

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The final cause of the witch trials was that the poor and less powerful people wanted to blame people to gain power and wealth. Doc E shows a map of where the accusers lived and it explained that most of them lived on the poorer side of town that didn't have as much power.