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Introduction
Welcome to my Salem Witch Trials presentation. Salem Witch Trials happened between February 1692 and October 0f the same year. These Trails were unfair and untrue. During these times over 100 people were imprisoned, and 14 women and 6 men were killed and 19 were hanged. But the one man was pressed to death. While at least 25 died in prison. The Salem Witch Trials happened due to the fear and the not knowing of that time. They started when 2 little girls started acting weird and blamed it on their maid. They accused her of witchcraft and thus the trials began.
Children would make accusations against adults and the other people would believe them. If you were accused you were taken to jail where many sadly died due to the terrible conditions. You would stay in jail until your trial. If you plead guilty and admitted to witchcraft you were set free but if you denied it you were hanged and killed. When the two girls accused the maid the maid pleaded guilty and accused someone else and thus she was set free.
To this day there are still many different places you can visit that are from these trials. There's much more to learn about these times. Like how they came to the conclusion it was witchcraft, and how it finally ended. Let's take a look at some of the places we got to visit.
Fomrmer site of Courthouse
Many of the examinations were held here including Elizabeth Proctor, Bridget Bishop. It was alos the firat church. There is now a plaque in it honor.
Major Nathaniel Saltonstall
The courthouse is were all the trails were heald for the accused victims of witchcraft. In 1760 in was torn down and repased with this plaque.
The Danvers is a memorial for not only the 20 who were executed but also the 5 who died in prison. There are quotes straight from the victims during their trials. Along with their names and houses.
Major Nathaniel Saltonstall was a judge during the time of the Salem witch trial. He resigned in June of 1692 and was replaced by Judge Jonathan Corwin. Afterwards, he became a prominent critic of the trials. He, among many others, was also accused of witchcraft but never stood trial. He died in 1701 of a consumptive illness.
Elizabeth Howe was origanaly from Topsfield but was accuesd of witchcraft in May of 1692. She lived on a farm with her childern and blind husband. HSe was hanged at Proctors ledge on July 19, 1692.
Site of Johns proctors farm
Susannah Martin's House
Susannah Martin was a widow living in Amesbury, she was accused of witchcrafy in May of 1692. She was aressted and brought to the villege of salem. She was "exammened" by Judge Hathorne and Judge Jonathan Crowin. She was accesd of two insadences of using witchcraft and was taken to jail. She was later executed on July 19, 1692.
John Proctor was the first male to be accused of witchcraft during the witch trails. He was accused April of 1692 it was at this time his wife was undergoing her trail and during that he was accused and was found guilty on August 5 and later ececuted on August 19, 1692.
Witch Trails Exeution-Procoter's ledge
Site of Bridget Bishop's
House and Orchard
Conclusion
During the Salem witch trials there were many false accusations to accuse people of witchcraft and save them from being executed. Why did people make these accusations and what drove them to do it? What did they get out of it?
These accusations were made by all different people and they would be believed. Children and they would be believed over adults. Did people think of accusing others who guarantee safety for them and their family? I think that could have been part of it. If you accused someone else and you had your family agree with you then maybe that would ensure your safety. Due to the fact that people may have thought that if you accused someone the other people would think you wouldn’t accuse your kind or another witch. Or maybe they really did believe that they were possessed by the devil and they just wanted to protect everyone.
I think both of these are reasonable but I think that it is a bit of both. Maybe they did think they were real but when other people started getting accused they wanted to be protected like I help you guys remember so I can't be one. But nowadays we know things like witches are not real so that means these innocent people died for no reason.
Bidget Bishop was the first person who tried for witchcraft. She was accused of flying thought the apple orchered at nigth.
Robert Pike was a milita leader a judge in Essex County Court and a member of the General Court. He was one of the only people who stood up to the witch trails. He was one of the 115 people who signed in defense of hus friend of 50 years. In 1692 Pike wrote a letter attacking Judge Jonathan Corwin of the validity of spectral evidence and Critizied the logic of the trials.
Proctors ledge is the site of 19 innocet hangings. Most of these happened between June and September. It honors the 19 hanged there with a beautiful stone memorial.
This house is the only home from the trails that is open to the public. along with that its th only know location for any of the hanged victims from the trails today.
This house is one of the only surviving builings related to and salem witch trails. It was home to one of the judes Jonathan Corwin. It also has one of the only artifacts beinved to belong to someone from the trails, a meat fork belived to belong to John and elizabeth Proctor.
The Jail is were accused witches and victims were kept. They stayed in small wooden structers underneeth.Wall down there they were chanded to the wall to keep from escaping and or useing there "power".
This memorail was biult to honor victims of the Salem Witch Trail. It also marks the 300th anniversary of the Salem Witch Trails. It honors 20 of the executed victims and Giles Corey who was pressed to death by stones.