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$10.00 ATTN ZEITGEIST27 ONLY!!WEEK 1 DQ 2Ac
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- Due on Apr. 15, 2012
- Asked on Apr 15, 2012 at 6:39:28PM
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ATTN ZEITGEIST27 ONLY!!
WEEK 1 DQ 2
According to the text, what caused the witch scare in Salem, Massachusetts, during the early 1690s? Give examples of other "witch hunts" that you know have occurred in American history. What lessons do they offer? How might future witch hunts be prevented? Construct a 150-200 word posting in which you respond thoroughly.
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Preview: ... ges at the trials allowed the use of “spectral” evidence – visions seem only by the girls – the accusations spun out of control. Eventually, Massachusetts Bay authorities arrested and tried 175 people for the crime of witchcraft and executed nineteen of them. The causes of this mass hysteria were complex and are still debated. Some historians point to group rivalries: Many of the accu ...
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