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Salem Witch Trials
Dangers of Religious Extremism
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Background
• Political Unrest during Colonial Times
• Economic upheaval
• Puritan belief in God and Devil
• Social Stress: Puritans believed woman should be subservient to men
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Events Leading to Witch Trials
• Betty Paris, Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, and Elizabeth Hubbard throw fits believed to be demonically inspired
• Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and a slave named Tituba were accused of witchcraft
• Dozens more arrested based on forced acquisitions
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Witch Trials
• The Court of Oyer and Terminer
• Spectral Evidence
• Many found guilty and hanged burned or buried alive
• Some released
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Conclusion
• Thomas Maule, a Quaker, criticized the trials
• Petitions filed seeking revocation of the convictions
• Anne Putnam revokes her claim of being possessed
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Salem Witch Trial Video
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