The Salem Witch Trials
In this essay I am going to write about the Salem witch trials of 1962. These trials took place in Salem Village which was a small, farming community with a population of 550. It was smaller than Salem Town, and about eight miles away. Salem Town was a large port, and was a prosperous fishing community The two towns had the same minister, and used the same church as the people in Salem Village. The Reverend Parris and his wife had two children living with them. They were Betty, their daughter, and Abigail, their niece. Abigail and Betty were the reason that the trials started. Before becoming a minister, Samuel Parris had failed at being a merchant. All he had to show for all the long hard years of being a merchant, were the family slaves, Tituba, and her husband, John Indian. Abigail and Betty Parris were having their fortunes told by Tituba, behind their parents backs. Betty started having fits, possibly because she could not bear to ke
Some reasons people were accused were politics, land disputes, or revenge for a slight injury. When a former respected minister was accused, many people started to get doubts about the trials. The governor's wife was accused, so the governor put an end to the trials. It ended September 22, 1693. That was also the day that the last eight people were killed. By the end of the trials, two hundred people, and two dogs had been accused. Nineteen people and the two dogs were killed. The rest were in jail. So, all in all the Salem witch trials were pretty much a joke, There never where any witches it was just greedy white men with land trying to weed out their disliked neighbors. ep secrets from her parents. Abigail also started having fits, and instead of getting into trouble, they became popular and respected. Soon, other girls joined in. Most of the afflicted girls lived in the houses of the Parris's and the Putnams, which were the Reverend'
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Approximate Word count = 636
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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