Salem Witch Trails

A group of girl’s decided to play by their own rules. Abigail Williams was an orphan. Abigail was the niece of the minister of Salem, Samuel. She was the main arbitrator of the deaths that occurred in Salem. She lead the “crying out” of the afflicted girls.

Abigail’s uncle ,Reverend Samuel Parris, was fairly new in Salem. He had been a merchant in Barbados until he relieved the call to ministry. He was not very popular amongst the people of Salem.

After this point, all was turmoil. They had Reverend Hale of Beverly, Judge Hathorne, and Judge Danforth, all come to Salem to oversee the trials.

The witch acusings were used againt people to get their land, that was another amin reson of the starting of the salem witch trails. Their was nothing the condemned could say to save themselves except confess. Their were people in the town who would not admit being witches. They thought confessing to this falseness would be like selling their souls to the devil. The girls had gone mad with the power of life and death held in their hands, they acused the respected people and even a four year old, Dorkus good, was chaind to prison walls for months. They would lay heavy stones on Giles Gory till he did confesse he was a witch, even though he was inocent he was still crushed to death!

I think the people of Salem secretly enjoyed watching these people die. They had been so prim and proper and good, this was a perfect time for them to be wild and well...evil. Many people died for no resin during the Salem witch trials, and most die just because a person wanted your land or angered against you. The girls would pretend to be under the false witches po

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