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Altering Societies

Altering Societies. Rebellions and Witchcraft. By: Mitchell Labasan, Joseph Bassey , Brent Virtusio , Anthony Ong , Janice Casiano Period 1 & 5, Mrs. Weir AP U.S. History. Salem Witchcraft Trials 1692.

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Altering Societies

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  1. Altering Societies Rebellions and Witchcraft By: Mitchell Labasan, Joseph Bassey, Brent Virtusio, Anthony Ong, Janice Casiano Period 1 & 5, Mrs. Weir AP U.S. History

  2. Salem Witchcraft Trials 1692 In the Massachusetts Bay colony, the Salem witch trial was a controversial matter dealing with 19 convictions and a number of investigations and searches for “witches”. Young girls claimed to have been bewitched and possessed by the devil. They accused many people; one person after another, to a point where it got out of hand. The cause for this epidemic was the social and religious conditions at the time. Due to the circumstances, it affected the social change of New England and threatened the tradition of the Puritan heritage, which was replaced by Yankee Commercialism.

  3. Bacon’s Rebellion 1676 Bacon’s Rebellion was an uprising of Virginia colonists against the English government. A group of indentured servants or impoverished freeman were upset about their crushed dreams of obtaining land and finding women. Colonists argued that Governor William Berkeley wouldn’t do anything to stop Indian raids on the western settlements. Nathaniel Bacon lead an expedition against the Indians. Due to that, a call for an assembly for political reforms resulted. The Virginia government considered them rebels and they were forced back to the country when Gov. Berkley refused to retaliate for Indian attacks on frontier settlements. Bacon and his followers chased Berkley out of Jamestown and torched the capital. This rebellion ignited the dislike of indentured servants and increased the interest in African slaves.

  4. Rebellions & WitchcraftsThee Similarities • Both groups were degraded and treated harshly, criticized upon • Both fueled by social differences • Both caused uproars

  5. THE IMPACT • The Salem Witch Trials threatened the tradition of New England Puritan heritage, which was replaced by Yankee Commercialism. • Bacon’s Rebellion ignited the dislike of using indentured servants for work or labor. It, therefore, increased colonial interest in African slaves. • They were both the cause of social revolutions.

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