The Salem Witch Trials

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This paper looks at some of the legal issues in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and how the courts let a handful of young girls decide the fates of so many people in the community. The paper talks about the social and economic problems, as well as the legal issues that affected the community at the time.

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"The Salem Witch Trials were famous even in American history that is often misunderstood and misrepresented through fictional accounts and romantic illustrations. A large amount of primary sources still exist that pertain to these trials and the events leading up to them and from these we can learn more about what the trials were really about and how they were affected by the judicial and legal system of the late 17th century in New England. One of the obvious questions about the trials put forth by many who read of the trials, is how a handful of young girls of various social standings could bring an entire community to its knees in the space of a few months?

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