Mrs. Tammen Salem Witchcraft Trial Theories In the 1690s “The “afflicted” girls [whom] made the accusations were some of the most powerless members of their society” (“Part II: The Witches of Salem”). Salem Witch Trials quickly became famous and researchers began exploring the multiple possibilities behind the trials. Although many theories were considered, none could explain why so many were accused and hanged. Notably, ergot poisoning was a highly considered theory for the Salem trials. Farming conditions
Throughout the story, Goodman Brown is exploring human’s instinctive commitment of sin and thus, makes his downfall inevitable. Critics argue that the people should not read the 17th Century psychologically hurting Calvinistic persuasion as a faith rejection but as a warning from God to his people on moral hazards and its dynamics. Using the setting, Hawthorne introduces his audience to a symbolic interference. He successfully recreates the Salem witch trials that the Puritans remember the most. There
determined by the religion, economics, politics, and folk beliefs in each individual culture where it may take place. Its importance in our own, American, history should not go understated: Witches were a major dilemma for people who lived in 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, and as a result women (and men) were hanged due to undeniable belief in the power of Witchcraft. Today, belief in magic and witches has diminished with the increasingly secular nature of our culture, but we must accept there was a time
CHAPTER 1: THREE OLD WORLDS CREATE A NEW, 1492-1600 GUIDED READING QUESTIONS 57 terms Introduction Know: Old World, New World Are the terms old world and new world biased? Old World : Europeans fleeing poverty & religious persecution. New World: North America 1. What conditions existed in what is today the United States that made it "fertile ground" for a great nation? Abundant natural resources Prior inhabitance & cultivation of the land by the Native Americans The Shaping