On Salem Witch Trial what happened?

Question

I mean like how did it happend and give details? and where did it happened and why did it happened? and i need the whole summary.I am asking this is because I am doing a project on this topic and i need help ASAP!!!!!

Answer 1

That is a very long and involved subject, to long to post all about it here -- but this online article should tell you just about all you need to know:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials

There was also a very good program about it on the History Channel some time back, if there is a Discovery Channel store near you they may have a copy of it for sale.

And if AsianChick's history teacher (2 answers down) is really teaching that, their teaching credentials should be revoked. No-one knew about menstruation cycles??? Please... it's been in the Bible for a few thousand years, and those very same sections of the Bible which include the religious laws regarding ritual cleanliness and menstruation are the same sections that deal with the religious laws regarding the practice of witchcraft, and were (mis)used by the prosecutors of the Salem witch trials. Go to http://www.biblegateway.com and look up Leviticus 15:19

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To Rockstar (formerly AsianChick) -- I did not mean to taunt your answer or make any personal attack, I am simply pointing out that such historical inaccuracy has no place in the teaching of history as a subject. You are right, I should have eliminated the disparaging "Please..." and presented only the facts. Since my mother is an historian and archaeologist who constantly had to correct the wrong things I was being taught in school, I must admit I do get a bit touchy when people start portraying their own gender biases or other irrelevancies as historical fact -- my apologies if I offended you. Young people NEED to know the real answers behind why things happen because without understanding the past (history), people will just make the same mistakes over and over again and the world will not improve.

In my opinion it is far better to simply say "I don't know, let's go look it up" than to assert or perpetuate inaccurate representations of the motivations of historical figures. At least then the student can gain a good understanding of a very important period in US history (this was after all one of the great historical events which would ultimately influence the adoption of the First Amendment's protections both of and from religious beliefs, and the statutes governing acceptable evidence at trial and the rights of the accused).

As to your question of "why not just tell her what happened," that is why I began my reply with the link to the wikipedia article, so that the background facts could be read first. Also it does no-one any lasting good to simply put up an answer here on Homework Help -- it is a forum for teaching and learning, an opportunity for students to learn how to do their homework. Homework is not an end in itself -- doing or not doing your homework has no effect IN AND OF ITSELF on your life (beyond what grades you get if the grade is based on the homework you turn in) or the world in general. But doing your homework helps you to LEARN things, and above all it helps you learn HOW to do things and HOW to solve problems and HOW to do research in order to answer your own questions and the important questions you face later in life. Just handing over an answer to be written down verbatim does not help accomplish any of these goals.

The Bible website reference was to show that the issue of menstruation was known for thousands of years before the Salem witch trials, and as can be seen clearly in the wikipedia article, the Bible and the biblical interpretations of the Puritans were at the heart of the events in this dark time in US history. Without understanding the Bible and biblical history, much of the Salem witch trials (and much of US history up until the early 1900's or so) will remain completely incomprehensible. The Bible and resulting questions regarding freedom of religion and the role of religion in public life (for example, whether or not there would be a state-sanctioned church and if so, which one) is at the very center of the history of the British colonies in America and the formation of the United States -- the colonists were VERY familiar with the Bible, based their lives and laws on (their interpretations of) it, and studied it at great length. While it is true that not everyone READ the bible at that time (because not everyone COULD read), all of the major players in that drama did and the entire thing of which the accused were convicted (witchcraft) was considered a crime because it was defined as such in the Bible (Deuteronomy 18:10, Leviticus 19:26, etc) which formed the basis of colonial law at the time.

Answer 2

For the whole summary google I think.

Basically, people in Salem were uneducated, very religeous and superstitious. When a cow died, they didn't understand why. The cow was valuable. They had to blame somebody to explain what happened to try to make it more understandable. Anyone a litle bit smart and/or wierd was suspect.

It was even worse in Europe at the time, few peole realize that. Sort of normal behavior for 1600's I think. I like to think we have made some progress. I often wonder about it. People are often very quick to suspect , wrongly accuse, and don't try to exonerate anyone much.

Answer 3

Well, first it happened in Salem...hence the name
second you can find a ton of info on the web...do your own homework, this isn't a particularly hard subject, it does not lack in information. Type in the words Salem Witch Trials into google and you will have a ton of sites to choose from.

and just so you know, they hung, drowned or buried the "witches" under stones to kill them, none of the "witches" were burned in Salem.

Answer 4

basically it was good old fashioned scapegoating. the early religious zealots that settled this country were a pretty intolerant lot of people. Basically what happened was people didn't like their minister so they declared his daughter and niece witches. The girls were 9 and 11. One thing led to another and within a year 20 people were killed and 150 in prison.

Answer 5

No one knew about menstruation anaywhere. So in Salem, Massachusettes;so when blood came out a woman's...you know, they would be accused of being a witch. People the thought that witches were made of wood so they would burn them.

To the person MUSTELA FRENATA, I just just want to apologize on behalf of my teacher, I dont know if she gave the wrong info but if she did, oh well, I thought it was right and I was only trying to help. One thing though, instead of taunting other people's answers, WHY DONT YOU JUST TELL HER WHAT REALLY HAPPENED!!! Instead of giving her some bible websites to prove everyone wrong.

And here is another thing, NOT EVERYBODY READ THE BIBLE THAT TIME!!!This goes the same for you GODFREY!!!

Answer 6

we've not got any theory - interior the "crucible" which became in keeping with it, yet no longer truthfully actual, she ran away and grew to become a prostitute. that's the state of affairs referenced in "Echoes Down the hall" that's on the tip of The Crucible, by ability of Arthur Miller) it says that "The legend has it that Abigail became up later as a prostitute in Boston." even with the undeniable fact that, given using the be conscious "legend," it rather is presumed the accusation is maximum possibly fake. The final declare states Abigail died from a simple Sexually transmitted illness in colonial Massachusetts in the process that factor era. even with the actuality that there is not any particular evidence of what got here approximately to Williams after the pains ended, one reference pronounced she "curiously died in the previous the tip of 1697, if no longer quicker, no older than seventeen." i do no longer think of you additionally could make a 5 internet site paper out of that, you are able to greater advantageous detect a diverse concern.

Answer 7

If it really was about menstruating women then all women would have been executed as being a witch...bottom line do your own research before one of us really give you the wrong information