How Did The Salem Witch Trials Affect People

History is something that grows every day. Every second that passes turns into history. There are many periods of history that are thought to be special among people. These special times are caused by things that were important and caused an impact on people. The impact these things had on people usually affected the people’s way of life. A particular period of history that impacted people were the Salem Witch Trials. The witch trials took place at the village of Salem, Massachusetts, in the seventeenth century. Many people were accused of practicing witchcraft, which is also known as black magic, during this time. Witches are the people who practiced black magic. During the Salem Witch Trials, many things happened that affected the village

There were eight judges in the court. John Hathorne and Samuel Sewall were two of the judges in the special court. In June, the number of arrests became less, but there were still more arrests. There were about two hundred people in the local jails, so some people were moved to jails in other towns. Some people died in the jails before anything else happened to them in their cases. There were some people who were found guilty or either plead guilty that were pardoned. Other people were never arrested. Bridget Bishop was the first person to be convicted during the witch trials. Bishop was hanged eight days after her conviction in the month of June. Five people were hanged in both July and August. Rebecca Nurse was one of the people that were hanged. Nurse’s execution was a turning point in the witch trials. Nurse was thought to be a good person in the community. Many other people who were executed were thought to be good citizens. People were tortured during the witch trials because they would not give a plea in their cases. The colonists started to believe that many of the people who were convicted were actually innocent because many people that had been executed were once well-loved people. This belief was later voiced to officials and changes were made. The last hangings of the trials occurred in September when eight people were hanged. In October, the specialized court that had handled the rest of the witch trials was dismissed. A new court was created and it judged the remaining people in the jails. The remaining people were eventually let out of jail by the year sixteen ninety-three. The witch trials caused many things to be neglected. This caused many difficulties in the colony for following years. Several people later apologized for making the witch trials into such a big situation. Many people had accused others of