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A fever in salem

Sudden Halt
The Salem witch trials were something amazing, something horrifying that has never happened in America since. Salem Village was established in the 1630’s about five miles away from Salem town. The village became independent of Salem town, and in 1689 the village put up its own church. Samuel Parris was the first minister. It was in his house during 1692 that the first fits of Betty Parris, his daughter, and Abigail Williams, his niece, began. It was in January of 1692, that Betty and Abigail started their fits, babbling, and accusations of witchcraft. With the girls continuing to have these fits, they led to accusations of many people. The people of Salem had no choice but to believe the girls, because the girls were relatives of the minister, and because the people were so afraid of Satan. The village of Salem believed these young girls for almost ten months, from January to the end of October. By October, of 1692, the accusations had stopped; the people who were...

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