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Summary: The Salem Witch Trials

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The Salem Witch Trials took place in Salem Massachusetts in the year 1692. Salem was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and was under British rule. There was no charter to in force laws and the colony was waiting for a new governor. Salem was split into two distinct settlements, which was Salem Town and Salem Village. Salem Town was very prosperous because of the commerce, fishing, shipbuilding and other activities involving trading and an urban area. They were a successful center of trade with London, and most of the residents that lived in Salem Town were rich merchants. Salem Village was made up of poor farmers that made their living by cultivating crops in the rocky terrain of Salem. The town of Salem relied on the farmers of the Salem
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