Salem Witch Trials

http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/salem/images/pylewitch1.jpg
This is a picture of the arrest of one of the first accused of witchcraft. She was an outcast that some people were afraid of. They wanted to get rid of her and this was a perfect opportunity.



http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/salem/images/hibbins1.jpg
This is a picture of the execution of Ann Hibbins. She was one of the innocent that was hung in the witchcraft trials.

The Salem Witchcraft Trials started in 1692 in Massachusetts when a little girl of the new local preacher would not get better so the family called a doctor to help. Then soon after other girls in the area started getting sick too. The doctor could not do anything to make them better and so he said the family had preformed witchcraft. The trials ended with 19 men and women head via hanging, 1 man stoned to death, and 7 others died in prison. The people that were put to death or sent to trail were not treated fairly. The people that blamed them had no proof. If they were outcasts or the people didn't like them they were accused.


This is an amazing little video of the story of The Salem Witch Trials. It explains the Puritans view and what happened throughout the whole year.

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/salemwitchtrials/story/story.html