1. Ulterior Motives of the Salem Witch Trials
The Salem witchcraft accusations of 1692, was a period of hysteria, where ordinary citizens from an ordinary village became hell-bent on ridding their community from the influence of witches. ... It is important to note that there was a strong divide within the community of Salem Village due to the proximity of Salem Town. ... Bridget Bishop) were more prosperous and succeeded because of the traffic drawn by the bigger Salem Town. ... The people of Salem Village used witch-hunts to rid the community of people they resented. ... While prosecuting witchcraft in colonial times was done to elimi...
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