Download or read book You Choose: The Salem Witch Trials written by Matthew John Doeden and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The colony of Massachusetts in 1692 was a harsh place. Disease, hunger, and the threat of war made life stressful. Colonists clung to their religious faith and looked for someone to blame. Some accused their fellow colonists of causing the troubles through the practice of witchcraft. The hysteria spread until no one was safe. 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?