The accusers were often times poor people and the rich were often the accused. It was pandemonium in Salem 20 people were killed. 19 were hanged and 1 man named Giles Cory was pressed to death. The Salem Witch Trials were caused by many things.
The main reason the witch trials happened was because of 2 little girls that were put under pressure. Almost all of the accusers lived on the West side of town. The West had poor soil and all the people there were poor. The accused witches mostly lived on the East side of town. The East had great soil and most of the people there were rich. The witch trials were a horrible time in our history. Will the witch trials or something like it happen again or are people today smart