Witches And The Salem Witch Trials - 1309 Words

Back then, there was a period called the dark ages this what when men and women hunted for witches known as the Salem Witch trials. This time will be forever remembered for the people in the town and the victims and family members of the horrifying time. European descents brought with many of them was the belief in witches and the devil. These beliefs that they believed in so much were from the teaching of the catholic church. During the seventeenth century, people were executed for being believed they were witches and followers of Satan. Most of these executions were performed in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. Mainly all of the accused victims were women, many historians believe that the charges of witchcraft were a way to control the†¦show more content†¦Witchcraft appears to be a figure of fear which existed from the human history throughout the ages (Newall 200). The Salem Witch Trials began in February of 1692 and ended in May of 1693 (Documentary). This all started wit h a group of young girls in January of 1692. These girls felt ill after playing games, soon later they were known as the afflicted girls because the doctor didn’t know what was wrong with them so he accused them of being bewitched. (Brooks 3) The hunt for witches started because the people of this village feared the devil, and witches who worked for him (Brooks 1). The hunt for witches was so outrageous that it moved to 8 neighboring town (Brooks 7). Captain John Alden Jr. the son of a Mayflower crew member was accused of witchcraft and sent to jail, but escaped and went to New York to live (Brooks 9). In June the arrests of witches declined, but the local jails still held more than 200 witches (Brooks 7). Before all the salem trials started they invited Samuel Parris to be their minister (Linder 1). Samuel brought his wife Elizabeth, his six-year-old daughter Betty, Niece Abagail Williams, And his Native American slave Tituba. When Parris moved their two clans (the Putnams and the Porters) were fighting over the control of the town.(Linder 1) Betty Parris was ill with a disease called â€Å"convulsive