In this exercise you will examine some of the records (primary sources) as well as what historians and others have written (secondary sources) about the events of 1692. You will complete five short exercises that allow you to explore the various primary source documents relating to the witch trials. Based on the knowledge gained from the documents, answer the following questions outlined below. You should write an essay in which you explain what may have occurred in Salem. Address these questions. What was happening in Salem, Massachusetts in the 1690s? Were there witches or was there something else influencing the hysteria? Do you agree or disagree with what historians and others have suggested took place? What is the historical significance of the Salem Witch Trials? Be sure to use the exercises and the sources as evidence in your essay to support your positions. Your essay must be a mi