https://padlet.com/21hopkinsca/tt73za5x4e8o Our take on the Salem Witch Trials en-us 2016-08-24 19:06:29 UTC 2026-01-26 17:01:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Ninja.png 21hopkinsca https://padlet.com/21hopkinsca/tt73za5x4e8o/wish/119685886 I believe one of the main reasons that the Salem Witch trials happened was because they had a want for power.  Based on the DBQ Document E, 97% of the people who accused other people of witchcraft were from the side of the town that was poorer.  Also, 83% of the people who were accused were from the side that was rich.  This evidence shows us that the poor people were jealous and power hungry so they accused rich people so they could feel more powerful.]]> 2016-08-24 19:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/21hopkinsca/tt73za5x4e8o/wish/119685886 21hallwe https://padlet.com/21hopkinsca/tt73za5x4e8o/wish/119686264 This event was definitely a hoax and many people were scared by it. They were so scared that they even started accusing DOGS of being witches. As the video says at 0:18 that they were executed. Also, according to Doc B, there were only about 34 people were the accusers. They would keep on accusing so they couldn't be accused. This shows people were finding every reason to be scared, even though there was no real reason to be scared.]]> 2016-08-24 19:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/21hopkinsca/tt73za5x4e8o/wish/119686264 21gribbenm https://padlet.com/21hopkinsca/tt73za5x4e8o/wish/119686447 I believe another reason for the killing of so many people was fame.  In Doc D, Charles Upton states, "They soon... became intoxicated... by the terrible success of their imposture (acting)..." He is saying that the women would think of themselves as great actors, which they were, and they would use their acting abilities to accuse and convict others of witchcraft to get them hanged. To sate their hunger for fame, they would again play the victim to get attention.]]> 2016-08-24 19:15:18 UTC https://padlet.com/21hopkinsca/tt73za5x4e8o/wish/119686447 21hopkinsca https://padlet.com/21hopkinsca/tt73za5x4e8o/wish/120086151 *The majority of people involved were females
*One of the causes may have been drugs
*A total of 20 people were killed though many more were accused
*56% of the women accused were married, 27% were single, and 15% were widows]]> 2016-08-26 17:26:31 UTC https://padlet.com/21hopkinsca/tt73za5x4e8o/wish/120086151 21gribbenm https://padlet.com/21hopkinsca/tt73za5x4e8o/wish/120086469 *During the Salem Witch Trials, there we animals supposedly associated with the witches named "familiars." These accusations resulted in the killing of two dogs, and many mice, snakes, and other animals.
*Many thing of MA as the start of witchcraft hanging and the start of anti-witchcraft rules/literature, however, 100 years before in England, witchcraft was made illegal, and there was even a guide made to help detect any witchcraft.
*One of the biggest reasons witches were accused of "unexplained death" was because of smallpox, a disease which did not have a vaccine, and claimed the live of every 3 in 10 people.
*Freckles was a way to "identify" a witch. According to the Puritans, freckles and moles were places where familiars could feed from the dark spirits to keep it maintained. The accused witch was stripped and searched for any blemishes on their body, and if they found any, even  if they had been there prior to accusations, they were hanged.
This article was used to research these notes: http://apecsec.org/11-important-facts-about-the-salem-witch-trials/

]]> 2016-08-26 17:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/21hopkinsca/tt73za5x4e8o/wish/120086469 21hallwe https://padlet.com/21hopkinsca/tt73za5x4e8o/wish/120086477 * The Witch Trials began in the Spring of 1692
* 150 total people were accused of witchery during the time
* Lots of people were accused even though the accuser did not have good evidence
* If someone was accused of witchcraft, the government would take away their land]]> 2016-08-26 17:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/21hopkinsca/tt73za5x4e8o/wish/120086477 21gribbenm https://padlet.com/21hopkinsca/tt73za5x4e8o/wish/120089536 2016-08-26 17:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/21hopkinsca/tt73za5x4e8o/wish/120089536