Salem Witch Research Paper

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Witches a very mysterious people, many believe in them but many don’t. But they can do so much stuff like spells. Witches are very capable of witchcraft and they can do anything they want with that. Many witches have been discovered over the centuries.
Witches have been around since 700 A.D. and there are still some out there. One of the most famous witch trails ever was the Salem Witch trials. About 20 accused witches were killed most of them females. Witches are known to be dangerous and harm people. Some make food that can poison you and cause you to be very ill. Ever since people found out about witches they immediately started saying they worship the devil. And that the devil gives them the strength to be able to do that. Since people were very strict about religion most witches that were caught were executed. Because they worshipped the devil. Goody Ayres was one of the first witches to be accused of witchcraft. …show more content…

She is one of the first English settlers to be accused of witchcraft in America. Many young girls claimed that they were possessed by the devil. They then accused several women of witchcraft. And that is how the Salem Witch trials began. While people started hearing about that many more men and women and even children were accused of witchcraft. Towards the end of the Salem Witch Trials more than 200 people were accused of witch craft but on 20 people were executed most of them being women. Ioan M. Lewis, writer from encyclopedia Britannica, says that witchcraft is “he exercise or invocation of alleged supernatural powers to control people or events, practices typically involving sorcery or magic.” Witches can do many types of witchcraft some involve hurting people or killing them. Some can even heal people can cure them from whatever they had. There is a lot of different witchcraft some for the good and some for the