What do we know about the "Salem Witch Trials"? All we know is what has been written. Between 1682 and 1693, several towns' people were tried and hanged for being accused of witchcraft. I want to take you through the events that caused such hysteria among the small village in Salem, Massachusetts. To understand the events of the Salem witch trials, it is necessary to examine the times in which accusations of witchcraft occured. There were the …showed first 75 words of 808 total…

…showed last 75 words of 808 total…by a game these girls started, and it completely got out of control. Since they were young, they didn't know what was about to happen. This started out as a game and ended up causing a lot of pain and unnecessary death's. Reference: Salem Witch Museum, education page http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com/learn2.html Salem Witch Trials, http://www.paralumun.com/witchsalem.htm Salem Witch Trials, http://www.acidus.com/Salem/salem_witch_trials_1.html