ECN 340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Salem Witch Trials, Samuel Parris, Tituba
27 Apr 2017
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Enc340 the salem witch trials of 1692. 14 women and 5 men were put to death, 18 hung, and one crushed: killed for what they believe, dissension in salem village. One group wanted own church: dissension dissent. In europe, over 100,000 people (mostly women) had been executed for witchcraft: samuel parris came to salem and spearheaded a new church, strong feelings for and against parris. In early 1692 young girls in parris" household began to act strangely. The local doctor concluded that the afflicted girls were the victims of witchcraft: all the girls were on the side of parris. Tituba, a slave, confesses to practicing witchcraft: soon these young women began to accuse more women of witchcraft, did tituba contribute to the accusation of more women, yes because she made it more believable. The afflicted girls accused some of those apposed to parris" congregation.
