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The Salem Witch Trials occurred in the late 1600's, in Salem, Massachusetts. The Witch Trials were a period of mass hysteria when the Puritan people believed that the devil was working through people. The people believed their neighbors and people they knew around them were witches. This caused a witchhunt-the process of looking and accusing a witch-in the small town. Women were the main victims. These harrowing events were an inspiration to author Arthur Miller, to write his famous play, "The Crucible".