Salem Witch Trials Of 1692: A Dark Time In American History

The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 were a dark time in American history, more than 200 people were accused of witchcraft and 20 were executed. The Salem Witch Trials started when three girls accused three women of witchcraft and they were thrown in jail. The Trials were a worldwide thing and are still talked about today as a terror in American history. The main points of the trials that we’ll learn is You can’t force an answer out of someone, You can’t accuse someone of something just because of what they say, just because someone sees something doesn’t mean it’s true. Unless there is solid proof you are innocent until proven guilty. You can’t force an answer out of someone by violence. When they start dancing in the forest and their doing rituals Tituba is with them and they blame her as the one who started the witchcraft. In Act I Goody Osborn says “ Tituba knows how to speak to the devil.” There’s no proof Tituba spoke to the devil and the only reason she confessed is because she was being whipped and was in pain so she confessed. In today’s modern society we would not force an answer out and do our research and series of tests to figure out what really happened. If you force an answer out of someone by

If someone says something to you in a real life situation and someone else says another thing then it really is hard to decide which one is the correct one. For example in Act III, Judge Danforth asked Elizabeth Proctor about her husband’s adultery crime asking “Is your husband a leecher.” by wording the question so that it favors Abigail and makes her husband sound like a bad guy. If this was a case in a modern crime case they wouldn’t have the people facing the wall and it would be a even worded question so it favors no one. If you were asked about if your spouse committed a crime or something you dearly love you most likely wouldn’t want to go against them and convict