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Salem Witch Trials and Executions Summary
7,859 words, approx. 26 pages The pre-trial hearings in the cases of Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba set the stage for the social strife that would soon rip Salem apart. (See Chapter 3 for information on the circumstances that led to the arrests of these three women on... summary from source:
Witch-Hunts in Puritan New England Summary
4,476 words, approx. 15 pagesThe witch trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692 and 1693 are remembered today as a tragic chapter in American history. The trials are generally considered to be a unique and isolated flare-up of European superstitions that had been... summary from source:
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 Salem witch trials Information
9,582 words, approx. 32 pages
 The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings before local magistrates followed by county court trials to prosecute people accused of witchcraft in Essex, Suffolk, and Middlesex Counties of colonial Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693....
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 The Washington Post Hartman Hosts `Salem Witch Trials'
10/30/1994: 406 words, approx. 1 pages David Hartman takes over as host of The Discovery Channel's acclaimed history series, "Rediscovering America" (Monday at 10 p.m.) with the season premiere, "Salem Witch Trials." The former host of ABC's "Good Morning America" replaces Roger Kennedy, recently appointed director of the U.S.... summary from source:
The Boston Globe Salem Witch Trials Historical Fiction About Salem Hysteria
03/02/2003: 504 words, approx. 2 pages Imagine being accused of a crime you didn't commit - in circumstances where even your relatives won't protest, for fear that they too will be accused. This is Salem Village in 1692. It's not a new story, especially to those of us living... summary from source:
 AP-Travel Online Creepy Crawls: Guide for Horror Fiends
10/9/2006: 365 words, approx. 1 pages Here's an idea for a Halloween jaunt: Plan a pilgrimage to the site of your favorite horror movie or scary story. Whether your taste runs to Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen King or news accounts of infamous crimes, "Creepy Crawls: A... summary from source:
AP News Teacher's 'witch lawsuit' goes to trial
3/8/2007: 461 words, approx. 2 pagesWas she casting spells or teaching spelling? In an unfolding trial, lawyers are debating a former teacher's claims in a $2 million federal lawsuit that she was improperly fired from Hampton Bays elementary school because administrators and others thought she was a witch.Lauren Berrios, 37,...
Literary Criticism
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 George Lyman Kittredge
10,850 words, approx. 36 pages
In the following excerpt, Kittredge asserts that belief in witchcraft was common throughout history and points out that the witchcraft trials in the American colonies were remarkably limited in number.
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Critical Essay by Richard Godbeer
9,907 words, approx. 33 pages
In the following excerpt, Godbeer explores the ways in which catastrophes and threats of invasion created widespread fear and xenophobia in pre-1692 New England.
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Critical Essay by Lyle Koehler
9,754 words, approx. 33 pages
In the following excerpt, Koehler discusses the issues of empowerment and non-traditional behavior in examining why a disproportionate number of the accused witches and their accusers were female.
Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 88%The Salem Witch Trials
2,802 words, approx. 9 pages
In 1692, within a small Puritan village, tragedy struck. This tragedy later became known as the Salem Witch Trials. Society has a tendency of viewing the people of Salem as ignorant or cruel, But in many ways, these people were just like us- with their own beliefs, fears, challenges, petty disagreements, and even jealousies. summary from source:
Essay Grade: 86%Salem Village
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As soon as the British had settled into their new colonies in New England, nineteen people were hanged because people thought that they were witches in Salem, Massachusetts. The thought of witchcraft drifted off to about twenty-two different Massachusetts communities, and concerned people from New York to Maine. But the majority of the trails took place in Salem. summary from source:
Essay Grade: 88%Three Parallels in Otherwise Unrelated Events in U.S. History
1,455 words, approx. 5 pages
The parallels linking the Communist scare of the 1950s, the Salem witch trials (as described in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible"), and racial profiling after the September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.
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