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TheSalemWitchTrials:
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ThenotoriousSalemWitchTrialsservedasadifficulttimeforMassachusettsstarting
backintheSpringof1692.Knownforhundredsofunjustaccusationsofwitchcraft,thetownof
Salemcarriedabadreputationduringthistime.Peoplewerefalselyaccusedalloverthetown
whethertheydidsomethingwrongornot.TheexactreasonsandcausesbehindtheWitchTrials
remainunclearbesidesthesolefactthatabunchofteenageandyounggirlsfelttheneedtogain
moreattention.Makingagrudgewithsomeonewasthelastthingpeoplewantedtodotheninthe
townofSalem.Everyonehadtowatchtheirbackinfearofonewrongmoveandsomeone
accusingthemofWitchcraftjusttogetthemkilled.Manytestimonies,diaries,andlogswere
foundofdifferenttrialsandcases.Manyofthecasesendedbadlyandunfairly.Thedisputes,
economicandlandissues,purehatred,andattentionseeking,wereallreasonstheSalemWitch
Trialsbegan.Withmanypeopleturningagainsteachother,sometimestheonlywayoutwas
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