The Salem Witch Trials

Paper Summary:

This paper gives the historic background of the Salem Witch Trials, highlighting the mass hysteria that lead to such an event. The author argues that we can learn from the lessons of the Salem Witch Trials, in particular with regard to terrorist accusations, or other finger pointing based on fear not fact. The paper concludes with the outcome of the trials and how the accused and/or their families were eventually compensated.

Outline:
Introduction
The Trials
Events in Salem
Causes

From the Paper:

"The of the trials was based in hysteria. People did not understand what was wrong with the young girls who initially became ill and they became fearful as it spread that if it were not stopped everyone was doomed. This fear spurned a hysteria in which anyone who acted remotely different or non sociable by society standards was accused of being a witch. At that time society had a fear of the devil and the devil's abilities that could overtaken common sense and did."

Sample of Sources Used:

• CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS RELATING TO THE SALEM WITCHCRAFT TRIALS http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/ASAL_CH.HTM
• An Account of Events in Salem http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/SALEM.HTM
• Causes for the Outbreak of Witchcraft Hysteria in Salem http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/salemcauses.html

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