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The Salem Witch Trial - Brief History and Thoughts as to What Caused Them
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The Salem Witch Trials: A Brief History and Thoughts as to What Caused Them Christina Fleming Fall 2002 History 131 There are many theories as to what afflicted the girls of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692, all very founded and well thought out, but there is still the more widely believed theory that the girls were lying and having a bit of fun that got out of hand. When historians, theologians and those of the medical profession try to find an answer, sometimes thoughts and ideas get out of hand and over analyzed, making them forget the plain and simple right there before them. During the winter of 1692, strange things began happening to the girls of Salem. The Reverend Samuel Parris' 9-year-old daughter Betty and 11-year-old niece Abigail began exhibiting irregular behaviors. The girls began slipping into trances, cowering in corners, muttering incoherent phrases, having horrific convulsive fits that made it seems...
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