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What caused the Salem Witch Trials of 1692? ... The answer is too complicated because there are many
factors and events that assisted in creating the trials. The main factors that started the trials were politics, family
fueds, and the imagination of the people in the community. The essay that you are about to read will provide you
with information from the beginning to the end of the Salem Witch Trials.
The witch trials started 1692, in the village of Salem the village of Salem in Essex County, about 20
miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. (The people of the viilage were under the persuation of the Puritan
Church also the house of Reverend Samuel Parris, where the witch trials began. ... ) "Witchcraft" ( Witchcraft was defined as
entering into a compact with the devil in exchange for their soul, witchcraft was considered to be a sin, and a
crime because a witch could call up the devil in their shape to perform evil against others. ... ( Two magistrates
from Salem town, John Hathorne and Johnathan Corwin, traveled to Salem villageto investigate the accused.)
(Hansen 83) The investigation of Sarah Osborne, Sarah Good, and Tituba was held in the Salem village
meetinghouse. ...
Due to the belief and fear of witchcraft, they wanted to make sure that every last witch was found and
punished. ... He left Salem after serving two years as a minister from 1680-1682, because he wasnt pleased
with his salary. ... This warning was followed by Royal Governor
William Phips establishing a court of Oyer and Terminer to investigate witchcraft in the Salem village. ... ) ( Kent 23) This was indeed a practice of witchcraft, because it was believed that a witch could
hurt somebody by poking pins in an object that looked like that person. ... ) (Kent 24)
( The next trials were held on June 29, 1692. These trials included Sarah Good, Sarah Wilds, Elizabeth
How, Susannah Martin, and Rebecca Nurse. ... ( At the hangings Reverend Noyes asked Sarah Good to confess, she told him "Im no
more a witch than you a wizard, and if you take my life God will give you blood to drink. ... ) (Hansen 26) Spectral
evidence was used again in theses trials. ... This was very important because it was believed that
no wizard or witch could recite this prayer without making a mistake. ...
(The trials cotinued with Giles Corey scheduled for September 1692. At th trials he refused to answer
any questions asked by the court. ... ) ( Hansen 84)
( George Burroughs prayer and Giles Coreys refusal made the publics support and faith lessen about the
with trials.) ( Kent 23) By October, people believed that the trials claimed innocent lives. ... ) ( Lebeau 24)
( Governor Phips orders, Mathers statement to the Boston clergy and support of the trials soon left the
cries of the afflicted to deaf ears.
Approximate Word count = 2217
Approximate Pages = 8.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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