SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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Over 20 women and 1 man were killed-either executed for witchcraft or died in prison.
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Divisions between Salem Town and Salem Village likely intensified the conflict
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The trials demonstrated the need for the separation of church and state
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The accusers used spectral evidence in trial-evidence that could not be seen by all.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Salem witch trials contributed to changes in court procedures, which included instituting rights to legal representation, cross-examination of accusers, and the presumption that one is innocent until proven guilty. The trials also served as an allegory for McCarthyism in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Salem witch trials are a defining example of intolerance and injustice in American history. The extraordinary series of events in 1692 led to the deaths of 25 innocent men, women and children. The crisis in Salem, Massachusetts took place partly because the community lived under an ominous cloud of suspicion.
Detailed explanation-3: -The haphazard fashion in which the Salem witch trials were conducted contributed to changes in U.S. court procedures, including rights to legal representation and cross-examination of accusers as well as the presumption that one is innocent until proven guilty.
Detailed explanation-4: -By the time the trials were over, 20 people were executed. The significance is that about 20 years later the government apologizes because there was never enough evidence to convict anyone and compensates the families of those convicted.
Detailed explanation-5: -Religious fanaticism, power-hungry individuals, local disputes, misogyny, anxiety, political turmoil, psychological distress, and mass hysteria all contributed to the atmosphere surrounding the infamous Salem witch trials.