Salem Witchcraft Trials
Salem, Massachusetts is located along a beautiful, vivacious harbor about 16 miles northeast of Boston. Salem has been known for a very long time for its many interesting historic sites. Some of these sites include places such as the birthplace of Nathaniel Hawthorne, the House of Seven Gables (this is where Hawthorne wrote his famous novel), the Essex Institute, and the Peabody Museum. The Essex Institute and the Peabody Museum both have a huge selection of many preserved relics from the voyages of Salem ships. Also, the very first settlement in Salem has been reconstructed into a Pioneer Village. Probably one of the most recognized historic sites, if not the most sought after tourist attraction, would have to be the one and only Witch House. In this Witch House was held many preliminary hearings for the witch trials. The so called "witchcraft scare" began in 1692 and lasted only about one year. There were thought to be witches in Salem in 1692 who in return were pun!ished horribly for the extremely short time span of this act which started under so little circumstances ("Salem" 53). A "witch" is defined in a variety of ways, all including being exclusively insidious, but the on
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Approximate Word count = 1333
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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