Glorious Revolution led to the Salem Witch Trials
The Glorious Revolution For years the colonies had considered themselves self-ruled. ... The Glorious Revolution had been a bloodless one. ... After the Glorious Revolution Massachusetts and Plymouth were united as one colony, and the self-governing Plymouth was no more. ... ” The Salem Witch Trials In 1692 a great hysteria struck Salem Town, Massachusetts. ... Several afflicted girls in the town accused over 20 people of being witches and having specters torment the people of Salem. ... During this time Salem was under British rule and they were currently waiting for a new governor to get there. By the time William Phipps was there, dozens of people were in jail on witch accusations. ... Salem Village in the 1680’s and 90’s were split into two sections, one section wished to separate from Salem Village while the other wished to remain apart of the Town. ... In 1691 a new Salem Village Committee was elected, most members opposed Parris and even withheld their taxes, so he was not able to be paid and revoked his ownership of his house and lands. ... Two magistrates came from Salem Town, John Hathorn and Jonathon Corwin for this purpose. ... Governor William Phipps formed a Court of Oyer and Termine to proceed with the trials. ... By the end of August many thought the trials and hangings were getting out of control. ... I believe that if the Glorious Revolution hadn’t occurred, the Salem Witch Trials wouldn’t have happened. ... The majority of the people in Salem, Massachusetts were Puritans. ... If Governor Andros had still been in office leading up to the Salem Witch Trials he would have been oppressing them and their Puritan ways, maybe they wouldn’t have believed in their ways so much and at least the younger generation wouldn’t have been so firmly rooted in it. ... This also brings up that the Governor during the witch trials, William Phipps, would not have been in office and therefore his Court of Oyer and Terminer would not have been in place to condemn those people to being hung. ... Wouldn’t the trade and economic balance bee different if Salem was being included as a part of a larger whole? ... Conclusion I believe that I have presented my points on the fact that if the Glorious Revolution had not occurred the Salem Witch Trials were not likely to have happened. ... We do know that the Glorious Revolution did occur, overthrowing King James II’s short Catholic reign. ... The Puritans were allowed to carry on with their Devil and God fearing ways, which may have led to the death of 19 innocent people in the events of The Salem Witch Trials. ... There’s just no way of knowing what might have occurred if the Glorious Revolution had not happened.