The colony of Massachusetts in 1692 was a harsh place.
Will you: Attempt to defend yourself against charges of witchcraft? Try to keep your family together as your mother is put on trial? Accuse someone else of being a witch?.
The hysteria spread until no one was safe.
Some accused their fellow colonists of causing the troubles through the practice of witchcraft.
Colonists clung to their religious faith and looked for someone to blame.
Disease, hunger, and the threat of war made life stressful.
The colony of Massachusetts in 1692 was a harsh place