Salem Witch Trials Research Paper

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Salem Witch Trials Do you know about the history of Salem, Massachusetts? Have you ever heard about the 20 women that were executed there in 1692? Well if you haven’t, you are about to learn all about what happened. It all started in February during 1692, when a few little girls from a place called Salem Village in Massachusetts supposedly became possessed by the Devil. These girls were caught doing conjuring and doing other things associated with witchcraft. When these girls were caught they accused other people of practicing witchcraft, and of course the people they accused denied it all. All of the rumors and witchcraft went on for so long that the court decided it was enough. A private court hearing was called to sentence all of the

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