Salem's Hysteria Revealed During the winter of 1692, the small village of Salem, Massachusetts, was unaware of the coming events. Powered by paranoia and fear, a wave of witch hysteria swept through the quiet Salem village. Fueled by fanaticism, religious intolerance, and many other factors, the infamous Salem Witch Trials resulted. Salem Village, also known as the "farmers", was a relatively small farming community with a population just over 500. The Salem Village was smaller than the …showed first 75 words of 1222 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1222 total…simpler to place the blame elsewhere." (Linde 65) The Salem Witch Trials was a dreadful even brought about due to superstitions, longing for power, and religious intolerance. The trials affected history in a major way, it showed broad social structure of New England at the time, religious intolerance during the 17th century, and it shaped the way of American law and politics. No matter what the causes were, the Salem Witch Trials will never be forgotten.