There were primarily two types of witches, the white and black. ... The black witch was the complete opposite--using her power for her own ambitions and having no limits as to what she would use her power for. Of course, if the white witch was ever unable to heal a certain ailment, and she was the least bit suspected, she would immediately be declared a black witch. ... At this time the "White/Black- belief of witches was held, and it took the Church quite a while to sway the public to their way of thinking. ... The following animals were known familiars: bees, cats, chickens, flies, mice, s...

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c Causes of The Salem Witch Trials When two small girls, Abagail Williams and Betty Parris, became sick in 1692, their strange behavior consisting of convulsions, body positions, and outbursts of gibberish left everyone around them in confusion and awe. Soon, other girls also beg...

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Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. ... Postponement now speaks a floundering on my part; reprieve or pardon must cat doubt upon the guilt of them that died till now... ...

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Some people think of a witch and picture a green face, black twisted hair, and a pointy black hat waving their arms over a pot of liquid. ... Familiars are pets of witches, like advocates you might say, that do their work and are usually found in the form of bats, rats, mice, birds, cats, snakes, and small reptiles. ... In 1692, the "black cloud of the witchcraft delusion descended upon Salem Village." ...

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