The mean girls did many things to damage their village. Salem, 1692, was very hard. Many people were being accused of being witches. What happened in Salem during 1692? The Salem witchcraft trial were caused by poor, young who acted possessed. Most of the accusers were under 20 years old. Young girls caused the Salem Witch Trials by pretending to be possessed. Most of the accusers were poor and lived on the western part of town. Most of the accusers were under 20 years old. In document A it says that there were 14 people that were ages 16-20 years old. The quote from the document proves that there were 14 people under the age of 20. Little girls caused the Salem Witch Trials by pretending to be possessed. They were climbing under things and