Witches were believed to be followers of Satan who had traded their souls for his assistance. It was believed that they employed demons to accomplish magical deeds, that animals acted as their “familiar spirits,” and that they rode through the air at night to secret meetings and orgies. Accusations of witchcraft started from suspicions and rumors, often because of church politics, family feuds, and hysterical children (Britannica). The Salem Witch Trials happened in 1692-1693 in Salem, Massachusetts, where over 150 people, particularly women, were accused of following Satan and practicing witchcraft. Samuel Parris’ daughter, Betty (age 9), niece, Abigail Williams (age 11), and their friend Ann Putnam, Jr. (age 12) began practicing fortune-telling, allegedly inspired by voodoo stories told to them by the family’s slave, Tituba. As time went on, their behavior grew stranger, including screaming fits, contortions, and throwing objects (Britannica). Upon questioning, the girls accused Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osborn (two older women who had been outcast by society) of bewitching