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The Salem Witch Trials
One of the most devastating events in American history was the
Salem Witchcraft Trials. Due to a few hysterical girls' accusations and
the fear of a village, twenty people were executed and hundreds were put in
jail. Now the question still asked today is "Were the people accused
really witches possessed by t ....
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.... which would make her
victims fall in love against they're will. Another form of witchcraft was
that "witches would make a small wax or wooden image of her victim. She
might put something from the victim's body into the image, such as
fingernail clippings or a lock of hair. She then would destroy the image
by cutting it with a knife, burning it, or sticking pins into it. The
victim supposedly would then suffer severe pain or even death"(World Book
310).
Also they thought a witch could cast a spell by reciting a magic
formula. The spell would make her victim suffer. The wit ....
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