Rarely is there an event in American history whose intrigue is so intense that there is still a continuing interest 400 some years later after it took place. The Witch Trials and executions which took place in Massachusetts in 1692 is one such of these events and the main factors that started and fueled them were politics, religion, family feuds, economics, and the imaginations and fears of the people (Sutter). The Salem Witch Trials played an important part in American History because it showed the broad social structure of New England at the time, the state of uneasiness of 17th century religion, and it shaped the way of American law and politics.
Salem Village had a very colorful history before the famous witch trials, it was not exactly known as a calm spot in New England. …
