Accusers In The Salem Witch Trials

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1692 was when 20 innocent people were hanged. Poor, little girls had started the Salem Witch Trials. Why did everyone go crazy? Wouldn’t you go crazy if your neighbor was just hung?! Would you be accused next? Bridget Bishop was the first hanged. Two little girls, one of which was the governor’s daughter, had acted like Bridget Bishop had possessed them. Most of the accusers are under the age of 20 and female. The two little girls that had accused Bridget Bishop, accused many more people after that. Most of the accusers were from the west side of town and poor. This could mean that they were jealous. Most of the accusers were the ages 16 - 20. The ages were: under 11= 1, 11-15= 8, 16-20= 14, over 21= 6. Ages 16-20 have 14 and the other …show more content…

Bridget Bishop was the first accused of witchcraft. The examination of Bridget Bishop says, ‘ as soon as she came near, all (the afflicted girls) fell into fits….’ and ‘ she shook her head and the afflicted were tortured.’ and ‘ then she turned up her eyes and the eyes of the afflicted were turned up.’ The little girls most likely caused the Salem Witch Trials for revenge and jealousy. Most of the accusers were poor and lived on the west side of town. On the west side of town, there are 34 accusers. On the east side of the map, there is one accuser. On the east side of the map, there are 26 defenders. On the west side, there are only three. Which that proves that the west side of the map was full of poor people and the east side of the map is the wealthier people. The poor were most likely jealous of the rich and wanted revenge. All together, the Salem Witch Trials were caused by poor, little girls that want revenge and they are jealous. The little girls were under age 20 and they started it all by pretending like they were possessed and they lived on the west side of town. All together, the Salem Witch Trials were caused by poor, little girls that want revenge and they are jealous.The trials were caused basically for nothing, it all happened because little girls were

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