The New World Times is taking a poll: do you think the girls lied about the trials, that there were really witches, or it was caused by whole other reason. Cast your vote below to contribute to the ongoing discussion. ๐ 10/10 #CastYourVote
Now that the trials have died down, people question why the trials really took place. Some say witches, and some say the girls just wanted attention. Some say it was mental illness, and some say it was wheat poisoning. This troubling question remains unanswered. 9/10 #Questions
Alert: Betty Parris and Abigail Williams, the two original afflicted girls, have been sent away to live with their cousin down the coast. Could this be the end of these trials? 8/10 #TheBeginningoftheEnd
Salem Village land owner, farmer, and married man, Giles Cory, was subjected to execution. But yesterday, at 10 past noon, Giles refused to plead guilty and was pressed to death by boulders. There seems to be no mercy in these hard times. 7/10 #HardTimes
19 residents of Salem Village have been hanged and hundreds are in jail, waiting out their fate. We see neigbors turning on neighbors and friends turning on friends. There is no end in sight. 6/10 #WitchHunt
Betty Parris testifies that Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and the Indian servant Tituba, are the ones that attacked her and her relative, Abigail Williams. Who will be next? 4/10 #TheAttackers
Today, another girl, Ann Putnam, claimed to be experiencing abuse by what she calls witches. So far none of the witches have been identified. A feeling of fear is in the air in Salem. 2/10 #SalemVillage
In Salem Village, two girls today began twitching, screaming, and contorting their bodies into awful positions. The girls names are Betty Parris and Abigail Williams, both related to the minister Samuel Parris. This seems to be the beginning of something. 1/10 #NewWorldTimes