The_Witch_Trials

The Witch Trials What caused the Salem witch trials of 1692' This question has been asked for over 300 years. Although it is a simple question, it does not have an easy answer. The answer is difficult because there are numerous factors and events that helped create and influence the trials. The main factors that started and fueled the trials were politics, religion, family feuds, economics, and the imaginations and fears of the people. The following essay on these causes and the events surrounding the Salem witch trials of 1692 is divided into four sections: 1) Salem Politics 2) Cold Winter Days 3) Salem Witchcraft 4) Aftermath. Salem Politics Salem Village had a very colorful history before the famous witch trials. It was not exactly known as a bastion of tranquillity in New England. The main reason was its 600 plus residents were divided into two main parts: those who wanted to separate from Salem Town, and those who did not. The residents who wanted to separate from salem, witchcraft, witch, trials, village, parris, girls, accused, sarah, because, town, 1692, afflicted, family, two, samuel, court, congregation, believed, witches, one, however, guilty, good, giles, corey, betty, after, accusations, tituba, three, rev, rebecca, people, over