The Witchcraze (U.S.)

Title: The Witchcraze (U.S.)
Category: History | Words: 492 | Pages: 2.1 (approximately 235 words/page)

The Witchcraze (U.S.)

The witchcraze of the seventeenth century gave way to much political unrest and an incredible redistribution of property. The witchcraze was created and fostered by the political leaders and the church leaders of the day all in the pursuit of property and position. The witchcraze continued full steam ahead until laws were passed that put a limit on the personal gains allowable from a single incident. There were a select group of people that got …showed first 75 words of 492 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 492 total…people accused during the witchcraze were women) and it seemed logical to the social higher ups to rid themselves of the problem while it was small and before it could become and intellectual epidemic. These women set the stage for the drive for gender equality long before that taboo thought was allowed to permeate their reality. These women were martyrs, and it does my mind well to know that they did not die in vain.

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