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Salem Witch Craft Trials

In the Salem witchcraft trials the accused did not receive fair trials or treatment. They were treated with no respect once accused and the trials were based on tribulation only.
Many of the “witches” did not get justice. The accused also only had to be mentioned by a person of the town and were automatically a witch in the eyes of the people. Anyone could accuse someone. Many were accused by others for disputes between families, political reasons and to gain more land and wealth. When they were said to be a witch they had two choices in their defense, one to admit they were working for the devil and doing witchcraft only to get treated bad for the rest of their lives by the people...

Posted by: Kelly G Hess

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