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salem witchtrials
Title: salem witchtrials
Category: History
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salem witchtrials
ASTRID LAWTON 11F
WITCHTRIALS IN SALEM
‘Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour’ 1 Peter 5: 8
In the late 17th century, the lion quietly walked among the inhabitants of Salem, Massachusetts. Zealously obedient to this admonishment from the apostle Peter, the pious folk of New England searched their souls – and those of their neighbours – for even the slightest stain. These Puritan’s believed it was their objective to stare down that lion, until Judgment …showed first 85 words of 2933 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 2933 total…year 1752, Salem Village was renamed Danvers, and in 1957, Massachusetts formally apologized for the unlawful atrocities -the execution of 33 innocent people and the imprisonment of hundreds – which occurred in the spring and summer of 1692, due to a deadly combination of personal jealousies, teenage boredom, congregational strife, and worsening economic conditions.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Internet
Salem Hysteria http://witchcraft.simplenet/hysteria.html
Salem Witch Trials http:/etext.Virginia.edu/salem/index/witchcraft.html
Salem Museum http://www.salemweb.net/witches/.htm
Would You Survive? www.nationalgeographic.com/features/salem/98/
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