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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 the devil?" No, they were not witches nor were
they involved with the devil. In fact, the p ....
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.... that witches could harm their victims in
various ways. Such as, by giving them a magic potion 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 su ....
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