witches

Date Submitted: 12/12/2004 08:18:35
Category: / History
Length: 3 pages (804 words)
Why did people die in Salem Massachusetts? Why were innocent people tried, convicted, and hanged? In Salem Village in 1692 over 20 people were accused, and executed for an invisible crime called witchcraft. Mass hysteria played a vital role in the decomposition of a society. If mass hysteria did not occur in Salem Village in 1692, many peoples lives, and reputations would have been spared. In a little Massachusetts village in 1692 hysteria was running rampant. The hysteria was …
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