The Salem Witch Trials
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One of the most devastating events in American history was the
Salem Witchcraft Trials. Due to a few hysterical girls' accusations and
the fear of a village, twenty people were executed and hundreds were put in
jail. Now the question still asked today is "Were the people accused
really witches po ....
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.... a doll, she was to be sent to the minister for a long
talking-to, since even dolls were considered to play a part in witchery.
Many people believed that witchcraft was the use of magic powers,
generally to harm people or to damage their property. A witch they thought
was a person who believed to have received such powers from evil spirits,
such as the devil. Many people believed in witches because more than half
the people in the world assumed it was true.
People were certain that witches c ....
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