During the late 1600s, a large number of residents in the town of Salem, New England were accused of witchcraft. In total one hundred eighteen people were accused of practicing witchcraft, and out of that number nineteen were convicted and burned at the stake. There were many reasons that caused the population of this small Puritan village to accuse and convict so many residents of witchcraft.
It is first important to understand the events that were occurring during this time period and that lead up to the tragic events that we know today as the Salem Witch Trials. During this time, the people of New England were faced with many hardships, which ar
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