Witchcraft. The Epidemic
In the summer 1692 the town of Salem, Massachusetts spiraled into a witchcraft epidemic, 19 people were hanged and 1 person was pressed to death. People started to get marks and rashes on their body and when a doctor couldn 't even explain it they started accusing people of witchcraft. Bridget Bishop was the first victim of hanging during the epidemic. Then after that it went downhill. People started to take advantage of witchcraft, and accuse people they wanted gone, and it worked they could get away with it with no punishments. The main cause of witchcraft is people taking advantage of it for their own purposes.
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Many of the people accused were married women Like in Doc B, and the majority of the accusers were single women, coincidence? We think not. The people accused and were accused the most were the women. Which makes me think that it must have something to do with jealousy of other women and wanting what they have, so the easiest way to get them gone is to fake it till you make it.
The people of salem were confused and worried. When the people saw something out of the ordinary, or something they could explain their go to conclusion was witchcraft. If someone had a birthmark they would assume it 's was a mark that the
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It all started with Tituba claiming she signed the devil 's book. Them people got really worried because the bible stated witches “shall not suffer to live” that gave them reassured opinions because the people followed the bible. Then people noticed that they could get away with accusing other people that they wanted to get rid of. It was the perfect way to get rid of someone your jelous of. Then many people took advantage of the system and from there it went crazy, but I believe The main cause of witchcraft is people taking advantage of it for their own