The Crucible: Rev. John Hale The witch trials in Salem represent an extreme low point in American history, where suspicion ran rampant and an entire community was thrown into complete chaos. Accusations of witchcraft from young girls caused the small Puritan town of Salem Massachusetts to turn upside down, and resulted in the execution of nineteen innocent people. Puritan society is based completely upon the worship of ... , and people would proclaim that someone was a witch strictly because of their dislike for that person. Practically everyone in the town was accused of witchcraft at one ti...

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