The Salem Witch Trials: The Innocent Children Of 1692

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For centuries now, historians and the general public alike have been bewitched by the events that took place over the year of 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. Within the span of less than 12 months, 19 people were hung under accusation of practicing witchcraft; this doesn’t include a man pressed to death and the many that died in prison or trials. But what caused this? Through the boredom of young girls, paired with the greed and superstitious fears of adults around them, many innocent people were brought to an early death. In 1692, the time of the Salem Witch Trials, children were expected to act under the same strict moral code as the adults; by doing things such as chores, attending church services, and repressing their individual differences. Any show of emotion: such as excitement, fear, or anger, was discouraged, and disobedience was also severely punished. Children rarely played, as toys and games were scarce. Puritans saw these activities as sinful distractions.…show more content…
She stayed in prison until the following spring, when she was sold and taken away from Salem. Nothing else is known about Tituba. But it is believed that she and John had one child, a daughter named Violet, who lived in the Parris household until the reverend’s death in 1720. While the boredom of the Puritan children sparked the witch hunt; Tituba’s stories of witchcraft confirmed and exploded the idea of magic within Salem. Tituba gave extremely detailed descriptions of the ins and outs of being a witch; the most heavily used story was that of a giant yellow bird, and other animals that were actually demons in disguise, called a familiar. Familiars were said to be gifted from Satan himself, once the man or woman wrote their name in his “book of souls”, swearing servitude to him for all eternity. When witnesses were testifying against an accused witch, they would often claim to see a giant yellow bird floating beside the

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